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Urticina piscivora
(Fish-Eating Anemone)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #74365)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Chrow Islands, Barkley Sound
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
December 30, 2014
Elevation (m)
-20
UTM Zone #
Latitude
48.91025
UTM Easting
Longitude
-125.472533333333
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
74365
Notes
Fish-eating anemone. A large (to 30 cm diameter) anemone. Powerful stinging cells in the tentacles reportedly enable it to capture small fishes that blunder into the anemone. Deep maroon column. Open coast habitats. Often found on the tops of large boulders.
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