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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 103553). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Rarely occurs intertidally but extends down to 70 m on fine sand. Important source of primary production, nursery ground and is grazed by fish (Siganus, Zebrasoma), turtles and dugongs (Ref. 801).
Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz. 1997. (Ref. 801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Morphology
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 28.9, mean 27.4 (based on 744 cells).