Stylocheilus Longicauda

Lined Sea Hare

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Stylocheilus Striata
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Description: The Lined Sea Hare has fine, dark lines that run along the body from head to tail. May have small black or blue spots on the body. Approximately a half inch to an inch long.

Habitat: Shallow tide pools of at least 1 meter deep. Warm, salt water seas.
Range (include invasive, native, endemic): Native.
Trophic information: Feeds mostly on blue-green algae of the family Lyngbya. Not eaten by many things as it does not taste very good.
Safety: Possibly poisonous; do not eat it. It is known to have acid to keep it from being eaten. Try not to step on it as it is squishy and you might slip and fall and break your posterior.
Comments: Does not survive very well in aquarium settings. Tends to last about a week at the most.
Links to Resources: Hawaii Sea Creatures, by John P. Hoover.
 
 
     
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