Gastropoda |
Aplysiida |
Aplysiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 22 m (Ref. 865). Tropical
Pacific Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 822); max. published weight: 6.8 kg (Ref. 106182); max. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 126605)
Assumed maximum length from Ref. 822. Sea hares have annual life cycles (Ref. 126605). Feeds on red and green algae, especially Plocamium, Laurencia, Ulva and Enteromorpha spp. (Ref. 822).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Simultaneous hermaphrodites (Ref. 106189); aggregate mating (Ref. 106182). Planktotrophic larvae; settlement and metamorphosis depends on substrate specificity (Ref. 100475).
Debelius, H. 2001. (Ref. 844)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 13.4 - 27.1, mean 22 (based on 399 cells).
Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.