Mexichromis macropus from Port Phillip Bay, Australia

August 26, 2006
From: Perry Davis

Dear Bill,
I found a pair of nudi's in Port Phillip Bay which I can't identify.

Locality: Port Phillip Bay, 13-15 metres, Victoria, Australia, 13 July 2006, silty bottom. Length: 25-35 mm. Photographer: Perry A Davis.

Regards
Perry Davis

perryadavis@bigpond.com

Davis, P.A., 2006 (Aug 26) Mexichromis macropus from Port Phillip Bay, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17577

Dear Perry,
This beautiful chromodorid is Mexichromis macropus. The origin of its name is quite interesting. Mexichromis got its name because the first species in the genus was a 'chromodorid from Mexico'. And macropus is the genus name for kangaroos, and this species was first found at Kangaroo Island in South Australia

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 26). Comment on Mexichromis macropus from Port Phillip Bay, Australia by Perry Davis. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17577

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