Aplysia depilans

  • Sea-hare
  • Marmorierter Seehase
  • Zeehaas
  • Lièvre de mer
  • Liebre de mar
  • Lepre di mare

Distribution

  • The temperate Atlantic
  • The Mediterranean

Substrate and environment

  • Exclusively a marine species
  • The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
  • The species crawls on the seafloor
  • The species can be found between 1 and 20 Meters.
  • Uncommon 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 : 30 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!