California sea owl
Pleurobranchaea californica
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Invertebrates
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- NA
- Diet
- Worms, squid, anemones, fish, sea slugs
- Range
- From the surface to 6,000 ft. (1,830 m) in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
- Size
- NA
Meet the California sea owl
This hungry sea slug crawls along the seafloor. It eats nearly everything in its path—worms, squid, anemones, bits of fish, even other sea slugs.
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