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Gold-mouthed triton snail
Monoplex nicobaricus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 476529, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Gold-mouthed triton snail
- Scientific
- Monoplex nicobaricus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea snails
- Family
- Cymatiidae (tritons)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 0 to 130 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The gold-mouthed triton snail has a knobby shell with warty ribs and a bright orange opening edged with white teeth. It lives on reefs and rubble and hunts other invertebrates.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=13); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=9, 5 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Monoplex-nicobaricus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476529
- inaturalist.org /taxa/331380
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Monoplex_nicobaricus_01.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.