Crustacean

Blind lobster

Family Polychelidae

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 4 oceans

Tropical and temperate deep waters of all oceans, one species reaching as far as around Antarctica

Depth

About 100 to more than 5,000 m

Size

About 10 to 12 cm

Diet

Small animals, carrion

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• Its eyes are reduced or absent: it finds its way by touch.
• Its family closely resembles fossil crustaceans from the age of the dinosaurs.

Verified sources

1. Wikipedia : Polychelidae
2. SeaLifeBase : Polycheles typhlops
3. Wikipedia : Polychelida
4. WoRMS, Polychelidae

In the game: To observe

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