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Updated 9/22/2012
Family Amphinomidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Pherecardia striata
Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 50 feet
Sharks Cove, Pupukea, Oahu, 40 feet
Ke Iki Beach, Oahu, 20 feet
LINED FIREWORM
Common on reefs as it searches for small invertebrate prey. Red with thin brown lines. Attains 8 inches. Bristle-like setae deliver a painful sting and become embedded in the skin. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.