Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938

Chelidonura fulvipunctata is not especially rare on sandy lagoon reefs near patches of Halimeda algae, usually at a depth of around 8 to 10 meters.

The specimen in the photo below was observed on 21 July 2008.

The specimen below was photographed on 25 August 2008.

The next specimen was observed on 24 November 2008 in a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon patch of tangled filamentous green algae.

This species is quite variable in color. The specimen below ties this species together with Chelidonura sp. e528, providing more evidence that they are color variations of the same species.

Created 27 February 2008
Updated 5 January 2009