Ecosystem Information - Gulf of Aden

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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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River Length

Area

Drainage Area

Depth

Average Depth

Max 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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Ecosystem Checklist Link

Total

FishBase

Literature

Species	Families	Species	Families	Reference
519	139

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