Aegires villosus Farran, 1905
Shaggy Aegires
Aegires villosus
photo by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Family:  Aegiridae ()
Max. size:  1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: India to Japan, Australia, New Caledonia, and Tonga. Tropical to subtropical.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Assumed maximum length from Ref. 844. Found on the undersurface of dead coral slabs (Ref. 844).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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