Fig. 218.
"Sea Mouse" (Aphrodita aculeata). Left. Under Surface. Right. Side View.

Title: The aquarium : its inhabitants, structure, and management
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Taylor, J. E. (John Ellor Taylor), 1837-1895
Subjects: Aquariums; Freshwater animals
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Aphrodita aculeata - sea mouse
The sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata) is a marine polychaete worm found in the North Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Mediterranean. It has an oval-shaped body covered in iridescent setae, and it feeds on small crabs and other worms. At depths of over 3,000 meters, the sea mice thrive in the deep sea.

Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Aphroditidae
Genus: Aphrodita
Species: Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 1758