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Cockscomb Oyster

Lopha cristagalli

Description:

To 20 cm in size. Shell aperture deeply scalloped in even zigzag pattern. Shell usually covered with encrusting sponge of different colors. Attached to rocks, coral, wrecks and dock pilings.

Habitat:

Leopard's Shark dive site in Lankayan Island, Sabah, Borneo.

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4 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 7 years ago

Pues si, habia que aprovecharlo bien :-)

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 7 years ago

Vaya viaje! Te felicito.

The MnMs
The MnMs 7 years ago

Thanks Neil, you see these encrusted in rocks, corals and wrecks. Is nice that they get different colors from the sponges that cover them.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 7 years ago

Wow, Marta, that's pretty impressive. Great spotting.

The MnMs
Spotted by
The MnMs

Philippines

Spotted on Sep 29, 2015
Submitted on May 8, 2016

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