Aplysia parvula

  • Dwarf sea hare
  • Zwergseehase
  • Petite Aplysie
  • Liebre de mar pequeña
  • Piccola lepre di mare

Distribution

  • The Red Sea
  • The Indian Ocean

Substrate and environment

  • Exclusively a marine species
  • The species is generally observed in a sandy zone or in seagrass
  • The species crawls on the seafloor
  • The species can be found between 1 and 30 Meters.
  • Rare species.

General behaviour of the species

  • Species generally solitary
  • The animal is rather indifferent to the diver, though it remains on its guard

General characteristics of the species

  • Maximum size : 6 cm
  • The animal is a grazer of algae.
  • The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!