| Family: |
Bolinopsidae (sea walnuts) |
| Max. size: |
15 cm H (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; marine; depth range 8 - 1270 m |
| Distribution: |
Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Antarctic: throughout the Arctic, from Svalbard, then south to South Shetland Islands. Temperate to polar. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits shallow water (Ref. 116516). Vertically oriented, cruising up or down using ciliated mucous covered oral lobes; feeds on copepods, euphausiids and other small zooplankton (Ref. 2376). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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