Seaweed cuttings

Latin: Spinachia spinachia
Size:
20 cm
Levested:
Between seaweed and eelgrass down to 10 meters
Distribution:
Baltic Sea, Biscay north to Northern Norway
Food:
Small crustaceans and fish fry
Facts about seaweed cuttings

The male builds a nest in a seaweed vase. The nest is made using algae threads that are "glued" together with a sticky thread secreted by the kidneys.

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