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Habitat
Kelp forests and rocky coastal habitats
Published depth range
Intertidal to 290 m
Viewing activities
Beach / tidepool · Scuba diving
What to look for
Short, broad arms give the body a webbed, bat-like outline.
What it eats
Scavenges plant and animal material and consumes living prey.
Wider distribution
Sitka, Alaska, to Baja California.
When to look
The available records do not establish a reliable local viewing season. Use the map’s month filter to inspect dated observations; it does not predict an encounter.
WHERE HAS IT BEEN RECORDED?
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These dated records show past presence. They do not establish today’s abundance, guarantee a sighting, or describe the species’ entire range.
Monterey Bay
Recorded here
71,242 OBIS records in the regional query · snapshot 2026-09-12.
