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Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum

Description:

Photo take at -40 ft ona Coral reef this beautiful snail is feeding ona common sea fun about 3 cm long can be observed atached to gorgonians upon which it exclusively feeds. Unlike nudibranchs, flamingo tongue snails have a shell; however, the shell is typically not visible in living animals due to the mantle flesh covering it. When alive, the snail appears yellow-orange with irregular shaped spots ringed in black. However, the mantle can be retracted, exposing the shell. This snail is extremely over-collected and must be protected.

Habitat:

Found on coral reefs from Florida all the Caribbean sea, Central America to Brazil.

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8 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Karen :)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Wow!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks so much Lars !
Muchas gracias Yuriana es una buena fortuna algunos lugares siguen intactos por el hombre y and progresado mucho

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 11 years ago

me da mucho gusto ver que aún con la cantidad de hoteles en Cancún y todos los desechos que van al mar, existen estos organismos en el arrecife, son hermosos, que bella foto

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 11 years ago

my favorite!! love them

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

excellent, Gerardo

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Matthijs :)

Matthijs
Matthijs 11 years ago

beautiful!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Aug 4, 2012
Submitted on Aug 4, 2012

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