Comment from the photographer: I shot this on a sand slope on Anuha Island in the Florida Group of the Solomon Islands. There was a large aggregation of these sea hares feeding on algae and being hunted by numerous Gymnothorax ceylonica.

Photo Information

Photographer
Mary Jane Adams
Location
Solomon Islands
Species name
Stylocheilus striatus
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Camera
Nikon D300
Taken on
24 September 2008 05:44:12 pm
Posted
15 years ago
Updated
2 months ago

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EXIF Information

Camera
Nikon D300
Date and Time
2008:08:24 17:44:12
Exposure Time
1/250
Exposure Bias
0/6
Focal Length
600/10 mm
Horizontal Resolution
720000/10000 dpi
Vertical Resolution
720000/10000 dpi
Aperture
f/22.0
ISO
200
Exposure Program
Manual
Exposure Mode
Manual exposure
Metering Mode
Center Weighted Average
Light Source
unknown
Flash
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, return light detected
White Balance
Auto white balance
Color Space
Uncalibrated
Software
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows

Scientific Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderAnaspidea
FamilyAplysiidae
SpeciesStylocheilus striatus