Dolabella auricularia

Giant sea hare
Biete Seehase
Lièvre de mer à oreille
liebre de mar
Lepre di mare

Distribution

The tropical Pacific
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 is generally buried
The species can be found between 0 and 15 Meters.
Rare species.
Hides in the sand.

Environment and movement of the nocturnal species

The animal hunts at night

General behaviour of the species

Species generally solitary
The animal may squirt ink if disturbed
Hides in the sand.

General characteristics of the species

Maximum size : 50 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