Hydrophis lapemoides, Persian Gulf sea snake

Hydrophis lapemoides   Gray, 1849

Persian Gulf sea snake

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Not assigned | Squamata | Elapidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 356).  Tropical; 1°N - 30°N (Ref. 356)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 130 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 88062)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 115118. Inhabits coastal waters. Ovoviviparous. Feeds on fish (Ref. 801). It was observed to be attracted to the lights of a steamer (Ref. 88062).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz. 1997. (Ref. 801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 February 2009

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (78 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.