Racing Stripe Flatworm

Appearance

"Dorsal surface with a background varying from green-bluish to cream with an intense purple margin without forming a distinctive marginal band. There is orange elongated spot beginning at the cerebral eyespot fading into a white median stripe that ends close to the posterior margin. Cream pseudotentacles formed by simple folds of the anterior margin with numerous ocella. A single cerebral cluster formed by about 30 eyes. Pharynx with elaborated folds."

Naming

Racing stripe flatworm, orange-band flatworm, orange tipped flatworm.

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific, from eastern coast of Africa to Micronesia.

Behavior

Benthic, diurnals, because of its aposematic colors, it has no fear to crawl around to feed.

Habitat

External slope or top from coral reef.