Pleurobranchaea californica MacFarland, 1966
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Family:  Pleurobranchidae ()
Max. size:  21 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 30 - 1200 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Assumed maximum length from Ref. 822. Feeds on various invertebrates and fish and can be cannibalistic (Ref. 822).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Port Orford, Oregon, to San Diego California (Ref. 822), and from western United States to Mexico (Ref. 1667).

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