Sand sea mouse

Latin: Echinocardium cordatum

Sand sea mouse

Size:

7 cm long

Levested:

Clean sand from the tidal zone down to 250 meters.

Distribution:

Mediterranean Sea and large parts of the Atlantic Ocean. Along the Norwegian coast up to West Finnmark.

Food:

Detritus (organic material)

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