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Family Aplysiidae

HAWAII

Aplysia parvula

Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 75 feet

 

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 15 feet

 

Kaiona, Oahu, 3 feet

SMALL SEA HARE

Brown to black with light margins, quite variable.  Locally abundant on seaweed.  Attains 3/4 inch.  Worldwide in warm and temperate seas.