Large sea needle

Latin: Entelurus aequorus

Size:

♀60cm ♂40 cm

Levested:

Summer: shore zone, winter: deeper and warmer water, down to 100 meters

Distribution:

From Portugal to Iceland and northern Norway. Common along the Norwegian coast north to Troms

Food:

Crustaceans and fish larvae

Facts about Large sea needle

Like the other needlefish, the species is barely able to escape once it has been discovered.

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