Disteira kingii (Boulenger, 1896)
Spectacled seasnake
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Family:  Hydrophiidae ()
Max. size:  165 cm SVL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 100 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Length based from survey data of Australian Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and fishers of Northern Prawn Fishery.
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 15 February 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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