Colours

Distinguishing features

Exposed with arms in a circular array, usually clinging tightly with its ring of strong cirri to sea whips or other narrow objects. Up to about 40 arms. A wide range of colour varieties. Most have pale brachials (white, grey, cream, pale green or orange/yellow) and darker pinnules (black, black and yellow, maroon with white, some with orange pinnule tips) although some individuals are completely silver/grey.

Size

Depth range

Synonyms

Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Always found clinging to long narrow objects that enable it live well off the bottom, usually sea whips or black coral.

Found mainly on the exposed reef slopes between North Point and South Island, most commonly at North Point and Pidgin Point.

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