The Black Sea Hare (Aplysia vaccaria) is the largest sea slug species and a gastropod mollusk. They live in the northeast Pacific Ocean off of California, and in Baja California, including the Gulf of California. The body of the species is firm, and the parapodia are joined behind the siphon. They have two pairs of tentacles on the top of the head, one near the mouth, and the other behind the eyes. Unlike other members of the same family and genus, the Black Sea Hare cannot produce ink. It is a herbivore, as it eats brown seaweeds and kelp, which give the animal its dark coloration.
Black Sea Hares have a length between 15”-39” (38-99 cm), width from 9.45”-23.62” (24-60 cm), height of 5.91”-15.35” (15-39 cm), and weight in the range of 15-31 lb (6.8-14 kg). The typical lifespan of the Black Sea Hare is 1 year.
The Black Sea Hare (Aplysia vaccaria) is the largest sea slug species and a gastropod mollusk. They live in the northeast Pacific Ocean off of California, and in Baja California, including the Gulf of California. The body of the species is firm, and the parapodia are joined behind the siphon. They have two pairs of tentacles on the top of the head, one near the mouth, and the other behind the eyes. Unlike other members of the same family and genus, the Black Sea Hare cannot produce ink. It is a herbivore, as it eats brown seaweeds and kelp, which give the animal its dark coloration.
Black Sea Hares have a length between 15”-39” (38-99 cm), width from 9.45”-23.62” (24-60 cm), height of 5.91”-15.35” (15-39 cm), and weight in the range of 15-31 lb (6.8-14 kg). The typical lifespan of the Black Sea Hare is 1 year.