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Description
Selodkas are rather uniformous looking members of the eupinna that have a lifestyle very similar to herrings. They live in large swarms in the pelagic zone and filter small organisms like rakecrabs or flagellated makroalgae with their bristle-like teeth. The different species differ in coloration and size, but rarely in shape and are distributed across almost the whole ocean, but are especially common in the temperate and subpolar areas. Their way of reproduction is rather unusual for tetragnathes, because they begin their life as larvae living in the ground close to shores before they take on a free-swimming form and join a migrating swarm. Selodkas are an important food source for many carnivorous marine animals.

Description
Selodkas are rather uniformous looking members of the eupinna that have a lifestyle very similar to herrings. They live in large swarms in the pelagic zone and filter small organisms like rakecrabs or flagellated makroalgae with their bristle-like teeth. The different species differ in coloration and size, but rarely in shape and are distributed across almost the whole ocean, but are especially common in the temperate and subpolar areas. Their way of reproduction is rather unusual for tetragnathes, because they begin their life as larvae living in the ground close to shores before they take on a free-swimming form and join a migrating swarm. Selodkas are an important food source for many carnivorous marine animals.