Would love to know what this little guy is.
ID for Florida Keys critter
Started by fforbes, Feb 01 2013 01:36 PM
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fforbes
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Wolf Eel
- Gender:Female
- Location:Los Angeles and Islamorada
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 01:36 PM
I found two of these pretty unattractive creatures moving along the sandy bottom of a lagoon in the Florida Keys. It was about 2" long and plump, moved like a nudibranch but looked more like a sea hare. They weren't too far from a fueling dock, maybe they're mutations!
Would love to know what this little guy is.
Would love to know what this little guy is.
Fletcher
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JimSwims
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Tiger Shark
- Gender:Male
- Location:Mornington Peninsula, Australia.
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 03:57 PM
Your on the money with Sea Hare, it's a Bursatella leachii.
Cheers,
Jim.
Cheers,
Jim.
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