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By Bob Goemans
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Family Ovulidae

Cyphoma gibbosum

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Flamingo Tongue

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Bahamas to the West Indies.

Size: 1.25 inches (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits gorgonians/sea whips in shallow reef areas.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

A very pretty mollusk, unfortunately it is fond of eating gorgonian/sea whip tissue/polyps.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Littorinimorpha

    Family: Ovulidae

    Genus: Cyphoma

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Cyphoma gibbosum (Flamingo Tongue)
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