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Gray, 1830
Special thanks to Paul Ferber for this foto from Cambodia, Koh Rung Samleom.
Paul Ferber is the Managing Director of Marine Conservation Cambodia.
Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific: western India to Indonesia; south to northwestern Australia.
Biology:
Inhabits sandy weedy areas of coastal reefs. Lives in open muddy substrates in estuaries as well as deep coastal bays.
Usually found lining up with ropes, seawhips and large stringy-type sponges.
Incredible mimic that may float over the open bottom like a mangrove-shoot, may stand on its head. Enters mangroves.
Synonymised taxa:
Psilocephalus barbatus (Gray, 1830)
Special thanks to Paul Ferber for this foto from Cambodia, Koh Rung Samleom.
Paul Ferber is the Managing Director of Marine Conservation Cambodia.
Distribution:
Indo-West Pacific: western India to Indonesia; south to northwestern Australia.
Biology:
Inhabits sandy weedy areas of coastal reefs. Lives in open muddy substrates in estuaries as well as deep coastal bays.
Usually found lining up with ropes, seawhips and large stringy-type sponges.
Incredible mimic that may float over the open bottom like a mangrove-shoot, may stand on its head. Enters mangroves.
Synonymised taxa:
Psilocephalus barbatus (Gray, 1830)
