Cerberilla affinis


Image courtesy of Ruben Sarkissian
Beang Abang, Alor, Indonesia

Cerberilla affinis Bergh, 1888 (revisited)

This photo caused some confusion at first maybe thinking it was Cerberilla sp. 2 in Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs. At closer look it is actually a very light colored C. affinis. What makes the ID for sure are the cerata with black and yellow sub-apical bands, the black mask and the blue oral tentacles. C. affinis has several look-alikes, most notably C. annulata and some light specimens of C. ambonensis.

This species is rather large, reaching 90 mm and has a very wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is active nocturnally feeding on tube anemones.

Dave Behrens
Sammamish, WA 98074
July, 2014
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Dr. Ruben Sarkissian on location somewhere
in the Banda Sea

Ruben is a retired Dentist and Faculty. Diving since 1980 with over 5000 dives. Shoots Nikon D200 in SeaCam Housing with Sea and Sea Strobes.

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WEBMASTERS NOTES: Ruben actually recorded the above image with new equipment, that is a Nikon D800E camera! Folks this is the new kid on the block camera wise. Now let's see if perhaps Santa will drop one in my sock next Christmas!


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