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Thelenota ananas

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Field Notes

Description:

It has reddish-brown body with large and branched papillaeIt and can reach up to 70 centimetres in length.

Habitat:

Found in tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean on clean sandy bottoms near large coral heads.

Notes:

Population of T. ananas has declined by 80-90% in at least 50% of its range and it is listed as endangered by IUCN.

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