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Location: Western Central Atlantic: Indonesia, Papua
New Guinea, Queensland, and New Caledonia
Environment: depth range 16 - 40 m; Only known to occur
on gorgonian corals of the genus Muricella, with up to 28 pairs
on a single gorgonian
Climate: Tropical
Availability: Not available for home aquariums.
Physical Characteristics:
very small,
under 1 inch (2.0 cm),
Spines: irregular bulbous tubercles scattered over body and tail;
snout extremely short; Color: (a) pale grey or purple with pink or
red tubercles (found on gorgonian coral Muricella plectana) OR (b)
yellow with orange tubercles (found on gorgonian coral Muricella
paraplectana)
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