| Opheliidae () |
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benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 140 m |
| Northeast Pacific, Northeast Atlantic, Arctic and Western Indian Ocean: from Alaska to Svalbard, east to Pechora Sea and south to Egypt, Red Sea. Polar to tropical. |
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| Inhabit the sub-littoral zone, in sandbanks and in fine to medium-grained sand substrates (Ref. 96352), commonly at depths between 50-70 m (Ref. 96521). Found in areas influenced by outflows from estuaries (Ref. 96507). A deposit feeder (Ref. 96352). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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C: Refs. 96352, 116516. |
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