Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   dorsal view	Cliopsis krohni Troschel, 1854   Maximum size:  ( ) Identification:  This is a plump, moderately elongate species with swimming "wings"  located far forward near its head. Its body has a finely reticulated surface and a yellowish to rosy hue. A median foot lobe surrounds the retracted feeding apparatus on the underside of its head. Natural history:  Cliopsis krohni is a pelagic species that is rarely seen in near-shore waters at night. It feeds on pseudothecosomes such as Corolla spectabilis. (Wrobel & Mills, 1998) Distribution:  Big Island: circumtropical. Taxonomic notes:  It was probably first recorded in Hawaii off the Kona Coast of the Big Island by Joshua Lambus on July 11, 2008. (Note 1) Photo:  Joshua Lambus: ventral view, slightly contracted: 3 miles off the Kona Coast, Big Island; 12 m (40 ft); at night; July 11, 2008. Observations and comments: Note 1:  Previously, we listed this species as occurring in the north Pacific near Hawaii based on the range maps in Pelagic Molluscs. However, Joshua's photo confirms its presence in near-shore waters.
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