This species has been observed on Reunion, Mauritius and Madagascar Islands
Looks like Pseudoceros scintillatus or P. zebra but don't corresponded to Newman, 2003 described pattern of this species...
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Leslie Newman think there's a real confusion between Pseudoceros zebra, P. scintillatus and P. imperatus. It is possible that they all form a single species. DNA studies needed to determine relationship between these " three species"
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Other photos of Pseudoceros scintillatus colour group :
Marina Poddubetskaia Mauritius, "Grand Aquarium", Pereybère, 17 October 2002, size : 25-30 mm Type 1 : This specimen looks like P. scintillatus but with an pale orange brown background.
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Marina Poddubetskaia Mauritius, "Pointe d'Azur", Pereybère, 15 m, 16 October 2002, size : 25-30 mm
Called Pseudoceros cf. scintillatus by Leslie Newman, 2003 Type 2 : This specimen looks like P. scintillatus but with an pale orange brown background.
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Christophe Cadet Reunion, Passe de Trois Bassins lagoon, less 1 m, 7 March 2012, size : 20 mm Type 3 : Specimen with a large whitish irregular continuous sub-marginal band |
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Guillaume Boeye Reunion, Saint Leu lagoon, 1 m, 19 January 2007, size : 30-40 mm Type 4 : A specimen looks like Pseudoceros zebra with the presence of a longitudinal central stripe. |
Emmanuel Eby Reunion, Saint Leu, 13 October 2005
Type 4 : Probably a specimen of Pseudoceros zebra with the presence of a longitudinal central stripe. |
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More photos from Indian Ocean
Madagascar, Pseudoceros scintillatus group type 2, at Nosy bé, by Alain-Benoît Rassat