Megabalanus tintinnabulum

Megabalanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Family:	Balanidae ()
Max. size:	7.5 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: from Kuwait, north to Sagami Bay, Japan and south to Ambon Indonesia. Introduced in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Littoral to sublittoral (Ref. 99821). Intertidal (Ref. 106854), in highly exposed shores (Ref. 125338). Known as a fouling species (Ref. 81749).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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