| Family: |
Ammotheidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 3 - 670 m |
| Distribution: |
Antarctic. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Feeds exclusively on sea anemones, where it inserts its proboscis into the mouth opening of anemone, suggesting that it feeds only on the gut contents, i.e. kleptoparasitism (Ref. 121217). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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