Rhyssoplax corallina (Risso, 1826)

Mediterranean to Northern Red Sea. On rock and stones, from shallow water to circalittoral. Grazer. Original taxon: Lepidopleurus corallinus. Synonyms: pulchellus, rubellus, rubicundus… Thin longitudinal striae. 1m deep, under stone, in the harbour, Isola Rossa, NW. Corsica. 21mm.

A specimen pictured by E. Schwabe on WoRMS. – (CC BY-NC-SA) –

45m deep, Siracusa, SE. Sicily. Original picture provided by A. Brancato (IT). – (CC BY-NC-SA) –

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