Aplysia dactylomela, Black spotted seahare

Aplysia dactylomela   Rang, 1828

Black spotted seahare

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Aplysiida | Aplysiidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 7727).  Tropical; 44°N - 5°S, 98°W - 37°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126605); max. published weight: 1.4 kg (Ref. 126605); max. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 126605)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Sea hares have annual life cycles (Ref. 126605). Common on tidal platforms of mixed sand and rock; actively crawling in tide pools at night and in crevices and under rocks during the day (Ref. 866). Grazes on various types of green algae (Ref. 844). Found in warm seas (Ref. 822). Known from depths of 0 to 20 m (Ref. 7727); from low intertidal to immediate subtidal on alga-covered reefs (Ref. 337). Ejecting ink as a predator deterrence and to send alarm signals to conspecifics, but not all spotted sea hares have ink (Ref. 84419). Ink components are based on the chemical properties of their diet (Ref. 84420). Ascorhynchus sp. found parasitic on the gills of this nudibranch (Ref. 121217).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Anaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Debelius, H. 2001. (Ref. 844)

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

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 20.2 - 26.8, mean 24.6 (based on 196 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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