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!