Nembrotha megalocera

  • Bighorn nembrotha;Red sea nembrotha
  • Hirsch - Sternschnecke
  • Nembrotha à grandes cornes
  • Cuerno grande
  • Nembrota

Distribution

  • The Red Sea

Substrate and environment

  • Exclusively a marine species
  • The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
  • The species crawls on the seafloor
  • The species can be found between 0 and 20 Meters.
  • Rare species.
  • Endemic species.

General behaviour of the species

  • Species generally solitary

General characteristics of the species

  • Maximum size : 8 cm
  • Diet : Sponges - Tunicates - Coral
  • The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest