Warning: DOMDocument::load(): SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages:
error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol in
C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line
1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(): Failed to enable crypto in
C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line
1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(https://sealifebase.nrm.se/webservice/AquaMaps/getAMap.php?genus=Aplysia&species=parvula): failed to open stream: operation failed in
C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line
1236
Warning: DOMDocument::load(): I/O warning : failed to load external entity "https://sealifebase.nrm.se/webservice/AquaMaps/getAMap.php?genus=Aplysia&species=parvula" in
C:\Apache24\htdocs\includes\SpeciesSummary.lib.php on line
1236
Gastropoda |
Aplysiida |
Aplysiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 7727). Tropical
Circumglobal tropical, temperate seas and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126605); max. published weight: 41.00 g (Ref. 126605); max. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 126605)
Sea hares have annual life cycles (Ref. 126605). Found roaming around various species of algae. A nocturnal species (Ref. 822). Common in intertidal and subtidal habitats to about 5 m in depth. A specialized herbivore and feeds largely on red algae (Ref. 866). Known from depths of 0 to 50 m (Ref. 7727); and from intertidal rock pools, and immediate subtidal on alga-covered reefs (Ref. 337). Also on seagrass (Ref. 109264).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Anaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Burn, R. 2006. (Ref. 7727)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15.3 - 28.8, mean 26.7 (based on 1728 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.