Verconia norba (Marcus & Marcus, 1970)
14mm

Verconia norba is found occasionally at both Enewetak and Kwajalein Atolls, and has been photographed at Rongelap by John and Lynette Flynn. It lives under dead coral on lagoon interisland and pinnacle reefs at depths of 3 to 10 meters. 11 specimens measured at Enewetak ranged from 7 to 14mm in length. We also found a pair of this species with eggs in the Solomon Islands. Verconia norba was first reported in the Marshalls from Enewetak Atoll as Thorunna norba by Johnson & Boucher (1984).

The photo below is a bit fuzzy, but it shows the gills fully extended.

The specimen in the next two photos was found under a rock on a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon pinnacle at a depth of about 5m on 6 June 2010.

Below is a tiny young juvenile, and it appears to be comfortably nested into its prey sponge.

The one below was found under a rock on a Kwajalein Atoll lagoon pinnacle on 5 September 2010.

This 4mm individual was found and photographed by Stan Jazwinski.

Created 18 December 2005
Updated 7 November 2021

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