Chicoreus ingridmariae Houart, 2010
49mm
Chicoreus
ingridmariae is rare worldwide. It was described based on a single
specimen collected at about 60m depth in Indonesia.
Four specimens are known from Kwajalein, all from the steep seaward reef, and
one more from the seaward reef at Pohnpei. Only one specimen, the one photographed
below, was living when observed. It was found crawling below a ledge at night
on 4 May 1991.
Created 1 October 2010
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