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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Found along the coasts of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, to the western Malay Peninsula (Heatwole 1999). There is an unconfirmed record from Iran taken in a trawl (A. Rasmussen pers. comm. 2009).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Thailand
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 20
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Population [top]
Population: There is no known population information for this species. It is considered rare (A. Lobo pers. comm. 2009).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Inhabits shallow coastal waters (Leviton et al. 2003) over soft bottom substrates.
Systems: Marine
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): No major threats to this species are known but it may sometimes be captured as bycatch in trawls.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures specific to this species.
No sea snake species is currently listed by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).
Citation: Rasmussen, A., Lobo, A. & Sanders, K. 2010. Hydrophis cantoris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176713A7288602. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176713A7288602.en. Downloaded on 13 July 2016.
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