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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Socotran snakelet

Halidesmus socotraensis Gill & Zajonz, 2003
Max Length
7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
6–15 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Overview information for Socotran snakelet is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Halidesmus socotraensis
Authority
Gill & Zajonz, 2003
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
7 cm
Depth Range
6–15 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 58 - 61; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 48; Vertebrae: 63 - 66. Three lateral lines (dorsal, middle and ventral complexes); ventral lateral line branched on abdomen, with unpaired median section on ventral midline; and upper lateral line without anterodorsal branch on to nape .: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Socotran snakelet is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Socotran snakelet is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Socotran snakelet is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 15 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Socotra Archipelago, Yemen.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00102 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
7cm
Dorsal Spines
1
Dorsal Rays
60
Anal Rays
47
Vertebrae
65

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2017

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Gill & Zajonz, 2003

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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