| Ischnochitonidae (chitons [narrow chitons]) |
| 0.83 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine |
| Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. |
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Body elongate, oval in shape; moderately elevated. Valve whitish to very light beige with a pattern of dark streaks, splotches of orange-red and scattered, round, bright, ultramarine spots; sometimes completely white or bluish-black, bluish-black with a white stripe along the dorsal or have a zebra stripe pattern of alternating pinkish and reddish-brown bands. Girdle moderate wide; whitish in color, irregularly blotched with light to dark green, covered with small, overlapping scales. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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