Found singly or in pairs amongst sand and rubble areas of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on crustaceans.
Length - 12cm
Depth - 3-9m
Widespread Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific
Melibe have developed an oral veil or ‘fish net’ which they use to scan the ground with. Constantly on the move, looking for victims, when found the veil contracts, trapping their prey.
Nudibranchs are slow moving, can swim or be propelled along either by muscular contraction or by millions of tiny hairs on the bottom of a fleshy ‘foot’, they have a voracious appetite and feed with a rasp like tongue.
(source whatsthatfish.com)
