Polychaete

Eunice investigatoris

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

This bristle worm lives free among reef rubble, and some of its larger relatives bore burrows into dead coral. Eunice worms like this one are mainly carnivores, seizing prey with strong jaws.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Eunicida › Eunicidae › Eunice

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 327701.