| Edwardsia claparedii | |
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| Near Valentia Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Edwardsiidae |
| Genus: | Edwardsia |
| Species: | E. claparedii |
| Binomial name | |
| Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869) | |
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Edwardsia claparedii is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae. [1]
Found frequently in depths of 5–30 m on all western coasts of British Isles and Atlantic coasts of southern Europe to the Mediterranean Sea. [2]
Burrows in mud or muddy sand.
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The European sprat, also known as bristling, brisling, garvie, garvock, Russian sardine, russlet, skipper or whitebait, is a species of small marine fish in the herring family Clupeidae. Found in European waters, it has silver grey scales and white-grey flesh. Specific seas in which the species occurs include the Irish Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea and Sea of the Hebrides. The fish is the subject of fisheries, particularly in Scandinavia, and is made into fish meal, as well as being used for human consumption. When used for food it can be canned, salted, breaded, fried, boiled, grilled, baked, deep fried, marinated, broiled, and smoked.
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Ivell's sea anemone is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae. It is endemic to a single location, Widewater Lagoon in West Sussex, England, where it was first discovered by Richard Ivell. It has been listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN since 1996.
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Edwardsia delapiae is a species of sea anemone which is currently only known from its type locality in South-West Ireland.
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