Diastylis rathkei (Krøyer, 1841)
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Family:  Diastylidae ()
Max. size:  0.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 2 years
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 130 m
Distribution:  Arctic and Northern Atlantic: from Alaska to Iceland, south to Belgium, north to Franz Josef Land and east to Kara Sea.
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Biology:  Species' maximum length from the Belgian part of the North Sea (Ref. 7882). Found along the coastal zone, often in fine-grained sediments and mud (Ref. 7882). Also found in hard bottom (Ref. 117453). This is a surface deposit feeder (Ref. 96214). Main food based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 96292).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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