Heteromastus filiformis

Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)

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Family:	Capitellidae ()
Max. size:	10 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years
Environment:	benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 237 m
Distribution:	Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Maximum depth based on Ref. 117328. Inhabits upper layer of muddy-sandy substrate in sheltered areas (Ref. 2780). Found along the coastal zone, preferentially in fine-grained to muddy sediment (Ref. 7882). Mobile burrowing detritivore (Ref. 95752). Deposit feeders; burrows up to 15 cm below and then everts its papillose sac-like pharynx during feeding (Ref. 87179). It is known as a head-down/subsurface deposit-feeder (Refs. 96214, 96292, 96501).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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