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Cryptoplax striata (Striate Slender Chiton)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cryptoplax striata, commonly known as the Striate Leathery Chiton is a species of chiton in the cryptoplax genus that lives under rocks and in crevices in the intertidal and subtidal waters of southern Australia. It grows to 120 mm long and has a brown, leathery appearance with tiny non-articulated shell valves.
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Predators

Notolabrus gymnogenis (whitespotted parrotfish)[1]
Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Southern maori wrasse)[1]
Pictilabrus laticlavius (green parrotfish)[1]

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1Differences in feeding ecology among three co-occurring species of wrasse (Teleostei: Labridae) on rocky reefs of temperate Australia, Jason K. Morton, Margaret E. Platell, William Gladstone, Mar Biol (2008) 154:577–592
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0