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Name: Fish-eating anemone
Scientific Name: Urticina piscivora
Family: Actiniidae
Group: Anemones, corals and jellyfish
Class: Invertebrates

Size: 11-25 cm.

 

This anemone is a lonely species that can reach very large sizes. It has a long red column, decorated with a crown of white and red tentacles. Its name comes from its ability to feed on small fish, complementing this diet with a great variety of invertebrates, including other anemones.

 

Photo by:

Keith Clements and Jon Gross (www.palaeos.com)

 

Oceanário Location

Temperate Pacific

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