Gastropoda |
Aplysiida |
Aplysiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 83 m (Ref. 105051). Temperate; 69°N - 23°N, 45°W - 37°E
Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic: from Arctic Greenland to Norway, down to Morocco, to the Mediterranean . Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126605); max. published weight: 130.00 g (Ref. 126605); max. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 126605)
Maximum depth from Ref. 105342. Sea hares have annual life cycles (Ref. 126605). Found in infralittoral areas (Ref. 105324). Inhabits sublittoral beds of the red alga Plocamium coccineum where it also feeds on (Ref. 105169). Feeds on a variety of marine algae (Ref. 105170).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Simultaneous hermaphrodites (Ref. 833); aggregate mating (Ref. 106182).
Harms, J. 1993 Check list of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight) - a review of recent records. Helgoländer Meeresunters 47:1-34. (Ref. 2711)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.4 - 18.1, mean 10.6 (based on 506 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
