Gastropteron pacificum

  • Winged sea slug
  • Limace de mer ailée

Distribution

    Substrate and environment

    • Exclusively a marine species
    • The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
    • The species moves by swimming
    • The species can be found between 0 and 425 Meters.
    • Rare species.

    General behaviour of the species

    • Species generally solitary

    General characteristics of the species

    • Maximum size : 4 cm
    • The animal feeds on plankton or small organisms.
    • The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite

    Relationship with humans

    • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest