Photo Grant Whitford	Phyllidia ocellata This nudibranch ranges throughout most tropical Indo-Pacific waters: from southern Africa to the Red Sea, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines, Mauritius and Fiji. It is generally orange or yellow, with a black and white pattern of ocelli (hence the scientific name) as shown in the photograph, although these may be of a different shape, size, or even absent. It occurs on offshore reefs down to at least 35 m, and feeds on sponges.
References: Nudibranchs and Sea Snails - Indo-Pacific field guide, H. Debelius, 1996. More Reef Fishes and Nudibranchs, D. King and V. Fraser, 2002.
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