| Family: |
Lineidae () |
| Max. size: |
3.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 12 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Hong Kong. |
| Diagnosis: |
Head has a rounded triangular shape, bearing a pair of deep lateral horizontal cephalic slits. Eyes are just distinguishale near the lateral margins of the cephalic pigmentation. Smaller, juvenile specimens are pale, having a transparent off-white color. Larger worms are dorsally pale brown to olive green, having whitish transverse epidermal creases. |
| Biology: |
Intertidal to subtidal, on muddy to shelly sand. Also found under boulders (Ref. 125683), on rocks covered with bivalves, and among coral rubble (Ref. 126155). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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