Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Gulf of Aden
Type Sea/Bay/Gulf
Salinity saltwater
Other Names
Location
Entrance to the Red Sea and to the Persian Gulf. Part of Arabian Sea (105). 16° N 10° N - 42° E 54° E
Location Map
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Depth
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Temperature
Surface 27.6 °C Map55.gif
100 Meters Depth 21.0 °C Map56.gif
Description Is not part of the Arabian according to IHO.
Comments on faunal list
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Total
SeaLifeBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
539 183
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