Name this critter

Red Sea Shadow · Mar 3, 2008

What's this? I don't have a clue!

The photos were shot off Fury Shaol, on the southern part of the Egyptian Red Sea. They're Anke Fabian's copyright.

ofleisher · Mar 4, 2008

Hi Asser,
Any idea of the size? at what depth it was ? in a group ?
could be a seaslug ??

Red Sea Shadow · Mar 4, 2008

The size is like 10 to 15 cm long and 5 to 7 cm wide. And it was alone.

No it's not a slug. I though that at first. It was stuck or like wrapped around a long thin coral branch, not laying on the ground.

Mr.X · Mar 4, 2008

Red Sea Shadow:
The size is like 10 to 15 cm long and 5 to 7 cm wide. And it was alone.

No it's not a slug. I though that at first. It was stuck or like wrapped around a long thin coral branch, not laying on the ground.

It looks like it has a hard shell? Could it be one of these guys? Chitons?

Chitons | Molluscs | Explore Marine Life | Marine Life of the Dampier Archipelago | WA Museum

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Red Sea Shadow · Mar 4, 2008

Mr.X:
It looks like it has a hard shell? Could it be one of these guys? Chitons?

Chitons | Molluscs | Explore Marine Life | Marine Life of the Dampier Archipelago | WA Museum

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Thanks for that!

Well I don't think it's a Chiton. I got another suggestion that it's a Frond Oyster. The scientific name is Dendostea Frons.

Mr.X · Mar 5, 2008

Red Sea Shadow:
Thanks for that!

Well I don't think it's a Chiton. I got another suggestion that it's a Frond Oyster. The scientific name is Dendostea Frons.

My pleasure. This was a very interesting "animal sleuthing" exercise.

That being said, big oyster! Yummy.

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Ramez Anis · Mar 30, 2008

Going to ask Anke, maybe she knows

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