| Family: |
Hesionidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 40 - 75 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean, Arctic and the Mediterranean: from Florida to Canada and Iceland, Europe and east to Egypt. Subtropical to polar. |
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| Biology: |
This is an epibenthic species found on reefs (Ref. 95730). Both a carnivore and surface deposit feeder; feeds on diatoms, detritus, copepods, foraminiferans and on a variety of small invertebrates (based on the feeding ecology of the family Hesionidae; Ref. 87179). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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