Hydrophis coggeri Kharin, 1984
Cogger's sea snake
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Family:  Elapidae ()
Max. size:  137 cm SVL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 50 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indo-West Pacific.
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Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 2352. Occurs in shallow waters and along the coast. On seabeds with loose organic material and sediment. Also near mangroves, white coral seabeds on the rear of a barrier reef (Ref. 2352) and seagrass beds (Ref. 98471). Mainly feeds on eels of the families Ophichthidae and Congridae (Ref. 2352).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 15 February 2009 Ref. 123251)
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