Tritonia hombergii Cuvier, 1803

06 May, 2001.
On a piece of the wreck of the MV Tapti off the island of Coll on the west coast.
Water temperature 10° C at 16 metres, this 35 mm long juvenile, one of several, was found nearby to growths of yellow and white Alcyonium digitatum (Dead Men's Fingers).
Nikon 90SX with 60mm lens and 20mm extension tube in Subal housing, housed flash and Nikonos 105 slave flash.

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