Black-rayed Phyllidia

Scientific Name: Phyllidia picta
Species: Sea Slugs (Phyllidiidae)
Other names: Nudibranchs, Warty Sea Slugs, Fryeria picta, Painted Fryeria, Painted Fryeria Sea Slug, Fried Egg Nudibranch, Fried Egg Sea Slug, Black-rayed Fryeria.

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Also known as Nudibranchs, Warty Sea Slugs, Fryeria picta, Painted Fryeria, Painted Fryeria Sea Slug, Fried Egg Nudibranch, Fried Egg Sea Slug and Black-rayed Fryeria.

Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas.
They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges and anemones.
Length - 6cm
Depth - 2-20m
Widespread West Pacific

Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell.
All opisthobranchs are hermaphrodites.
These beautiful slugs are usually brilliantly coloured and this in itself can act as a deterrent against predators. Some sea slugs secrete acid from stinging cells in their tentacles while others secrete acid from cells in their mantle.
Nudibranchs are slow moving, can swim or be propelled along either by muscular contraction or by millions of tiny hairs on the bottom of a fleshy 'foot', they have a voracious appetite and feed with a rasp like tongue.
Nudibranch lay their eggs in a ribbon effect on the sand, in different colours depending on species.

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The Black-rayed Phyllidia is found in or near the West Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 5 times by users @fishx6 @blogie

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