Personidae (distorsios) |
9.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 100 m |
Indo-West Pacific: including the Persian Gulf, to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to Queensland. |
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Locally consumed by fishermen and used for shellcraft. Commonly trawled offshore in the tropical West Pacific (Ref. 349). Found offshore (Ref. 799). In general, members of the family Personidae are carnivores (Ref. 67623). A specialist feeder on chaetopterid polychaetes (Ref. 128693). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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