An unspotted Mexichromis? from Kerama Is
July 22, 2000
From: Atsushi Ono
Dear Bill
I found another chromodorid species that is similar to Mexichromis mariei at Kerama Is. near Okinawa, Japan.
It is 10mm long, found at 5m depth on a coral reef in Nov. 1999 at Kerama Is. near Okinawa in Japan.
This is very rare species, I have only found a single individual.
Could you help me to identify this?
Sincerely,
Atsushi Ono
ononini@cosmos.ne.jp
Ono, A. , 2000 (Jul 22) An unspotted Mexichromis? from Kerama Is. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2469Dear Atsushi,
Your animal certainly looks like the Mike Miller's photo of an animal from Indonesia, with only a slight trace of spots. Even the trace of a submarginal purple border to the foot fits Mexichromis.
There are a large number of white chromodorids with a yellow or orange border but your animal doesn't match any of them.
The only way to be sure would be to study its anatomy, but I would certainly agree that apart from the missing spots, it looks like Mexichromis mariei.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
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