Reunion, Philinopsis gardineri with yellow marks, at Etang salé, by Christophe Cadet

Christophe Cadet

Locality : on the rocky coast

Length : 30-35 mm

Depth : less 1 m

Date : 21 December 2009

Remarks : During the night.


It 's a photo of Philinopsis gardineri. Some Reunion Island's specimens present a particular pattern of coloration with yellow marks, usually it is a uniform dark blue-black species.

Philibert Bidgrain