Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Nannopterum harrisi (Rothschild, 1898)

Taxon origin: Endemic

Trophic role: Carnivorous

Reproduction mode: Exclusively sexual

Distribution: Present on Fernandina and Isabela Island.

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