Aplysia brasiliana Rang, 1828
Mottled seahare
Mottled seahare,  Sooty sea hare
Aplysia brasiliana
photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Family:  Aplysiidae (sea hares)
Max. size:  27 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 608.0 g; max. reported age: 1 years
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: USA, Canada and Bonaire.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Sea hares have annual life cycles (Ref. 126605).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Eastern United States (Ref. 1667), and from Texas (Ref. 7828).

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