Pseudoceros cf. prudhoei

Pseudoceros Cf. Prudhoei

Almost black across its broad, gently ruffled body, this flatworm carries a cool blue-white band around the edge like a thin line of light. A narrower yellow rim follows just beyond it, while the simple pseudotentacles at the front carry the same striking border. The dark center gives the whole animal a stormy presence, but that narrow flash of color around the edge is what makes it impossible to overlook.

• Size: Around 30 mm, with some observations reported at 50–80 mm
• Range: Indo-Pacific; recorded from Australia, Papua New Guinea, India, Kenya, the Maldives, Micronesia, the Philippines and Singapore
• Habitat / Depth: Shallow coral reefs, reef rubble and beneath stones; recorded from the intertidal zone to shallow subtidal habitats
• Diet: Presumed to be carnivorous, feeding on sessile invertebrates such as colonial ascidians