| Family: |
Bathocyroidae () |
| Max. size: |
4 cm H (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 1000 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Eastern Pacific: Canada and USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found in slope (Ref. 116106). Individuals hang motionless and swim by flapping its lobes together similar to a frog kick; feeds on copepods, amphipods and euphausiids; consumes less oxygen compared to other ctenophores (Ref. 2376). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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