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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is found in the Arabian Gulf, east to Indonesia, China, and Taiwan (Heatwole 1999). It has also be found in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands (Ineich and Rasmussen 1997).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bahrain; Bangladesh; Cambodia; China; Hong Kong; India (Andaman Is., Nicobar Is.); Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Japan; Kuwait; Malaysia; Myanmar; New Caledonia; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; United Arab Emirates; Viet Nam
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 22
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Population [top]
Population: This species was sometimes caught as bycatch by trawlers in western Malaysia in 1989 (Stuebing and Voris 1989). It is fairly common in the Java Sea (Tomascik 1997).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is found in coral reefs, turbid inshore waters, and estuaries (Heatwole 1999). It eats fish.
The general reproductive strategy for the species includes small clutches (commonly 2-5 individuals) of relatively large offspring (commonly 19-34 cm). There is evidence of synchronized annual reproduction (Rasmussen 1989).
Systems: Marine
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is caught as bycatch by trawlers in Sabah (Stuebing and Voris 1989).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species specific conservation measures for this species, but it may occur in marine protected areas.
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., Lukoschek, V., & Lobo, A. 2010. Hydrophis ornatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176737A7293481. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176737A7293481.en. Downloaded on 13 July 2016.
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