Magnoliopsida |
Alismatales |
Cymodoceaceae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 2 - 38 m (Ref. 103541). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Common; found intertidally towards low tide on clean sand beaches. Extends down to 10 m subtidally and dominates seagrass beds. Supports shrimp and fish both as nursery ground and source of primary production. Grazed by fish, dugongs and turtles (Ref. 801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
UNEP 2004 Seagrass in the South China Sea. UNEP/GEF/SCS Technical Publication No. 3. (Ref. 84510)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
(0 of 100). |