Sargasso-sea
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Carpias minutus
Sargasso Witcher
Carpias minutus is a marine isopod species in the family Janiridae, commonly known as the Sargasso Witcher. The species was described by Richardson in 1902. It is associated with the Sargasso Sea ecosystem, a unique pelagic habitat in the North Atlantic Ocean characterized by floating Sargassum seaweed. The species has been recorded from Bermuda and coastal Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states).