Found this guy on Roatan, Honduras

January 11, 2006
From: Brian Ricker

We found this guy on the wreck of the Prince Albert off the coast of Roatan Honduras:

Locality: Wreck of the Prince Albert, Roatan, Honduras, Gulf of Mexico. Depth: 60 ft. Length: ~ 4 inches. 15 Oct 2005. Photographer: Brian Ricker

Brian Ricker

bricker@nc.rr.com

Ricker, B.S., 2006 (Jan 11) Found this guy on Roatan, Honduras. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15518

Dear Brian,
I am pretty sure this is Tritonia hamnerorum. Like most tritoniids, it is well camouflaged on its soft-coral food. My only doubt about its identity is your size estimate of approx 4 inches. As far as I know T. hamnerorum has only been reported to grow to about 1 inch [25 mm] in length.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jan 11). Comment on Found this guy on Roatan, Honduras by Brian Ricker. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15518

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