Family: |
Lineidae () |
Max. size: |
17 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthic; marine |
Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan and Hong Kong. |
Diagnosis: |
Rounded head bears a pair of shallow lateral cephalic furrows. Body narrows, ending in a bluntly pointed tip that does not have caudal cirrus. |
Biology: |
Intertidal to subtidal, on stones embedded in coarse silty sand. Also found on rocks and boulders covered by bivalves. Observed feeding on a juvenile arcid bivalve, Barbatia virescens (Ref. 125683). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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