Geloina bengalensis
Geloina bengalensis (Lamarck, 1818)
Bengali geloina
Geloina bengalensis
photo by FAO

Family:  Cyrenidae ()
Max. size:  9.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: From India to Thailand and Celebes, and possibly also from the Philippines to northern Australia. Reported as widely occurring in the Indo-West Pacific, but the exact distribution is imperfectly known because of frequent confusion with other species of the genus.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 02 February 2011 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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