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Posted: 04 October 2004 04:22 PM  [Ignore]
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Grouper (Zacki)
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:D Sorry my friend, but the subject of your photo isn’t the “pseudosimnia punctata” but a soft coral crab called “Hoplophrys oatesii”. The pseudosimnia punctata is a soft coral SHELL (look at this link http://web.infinito.it/utenti/s/scubabob/Komodo/Moll/shell03.html )instead of your subject is a CRAB. Anyway the photo is really beautiful, and I write you the description that is in the book “Underwater Malaysia macro life” :
“ A beautifull and very small commensal of Dendronephthya soft coral, whic it mimics to perfection. Body is covered with spines, is translucent with many thin opaque red and white lines.”
Enrico


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Posted: 04 October 2004 05:26 PM  [Ignore]  [ # 1]
Napoleon Wrasse
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Sorry, it’s my mistake. I thought that this one is a “pseudosimnia punctata”, because at you picture of last week I’ve just seen a small white body in the soft coral :oops:  :oops:

Thank you very much for your helpful informations :D :D

Hans-Juergen


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