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Flamingo Tongue
Cyphoma gibbosum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Summary
Saltwater. Gastropods. Cream-white mantle covered with orangish, often
somewhat rectangular spots with black outlines. Shell is lustrous
reddish cream to white.
To be confused with
- Spotted cyphoma Cyphoma nacgintyi
- Fingerprint cyphoma Cyphoma signatum
Characteristics
Size: 1.8 to 2.5 cm, max 4 cm.
Colour: Cream-white mantle covered with orangish, often somewhat rectangular spots with black outlines. Shell is lustrous reddish cream to white.
Shape: Elongated and the dorsum shows a thick transversal ridge.
Habitat environment and ecology
Inhabits coral reefs. Attach to and feed on gorgonians in all types of
habitat. It is poisenous for other animals and it showes off with bright
colours.
Distribution range
BES-eilanden. Curaçao, Bonaire and St. Eustatius.
Author
[Luna van der Loos, feb. 2014]; Niels Schrieken, march 2015]
Literature
- Humann, P. (2001). Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean,
Bahamas Author: Paul Humann, Publisher: New World Publications Pages: 4.
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