Pseudosagitta scrippsae

Taxon-Order: 

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Distribution: 
North Pacific Transition Zone waters.
Habitat: 
Shallow to mesopelagic.
Size: 
60 mm
Diet: 
Small crustaceans such as copepods.
Useful Facts or Characters: 

Two pairs of fins; tail is 15 % of total length; collarette absent.  They are hermaphrodites, each bearing paired ovaries and testes.