Meiopriapulus fijiensis

Meiopriapulus fijiensis Morse, 1981

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Family:	Tubiluchidae ()
Max. size:	0.215 cm TRKL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Fiji and Andaman Islands.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Assumed maximum total length .3 cm from Ref. 1585. Meiobenthic (Ref. 1143). Also found in subtidal shell-hash sediment zones. Feeds by scraping bacteria from the surrounding particulate matter and ingesting them (Ref. 1570). Occurs in both intertidal and shallow subtidal sands; found from the mid-tide range to just within the infralittoral zone (Ref. 1585). Occurs from low to mid tide mark.
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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