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Ischnochiton comptus (Gould 1859)
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"Ischnochiton comptus ã¦ã¹ãã¶ã©ã¬ã¤ The English common name for this is the ""fancy"" chiton. They do indeed look ""fancy"" compared with other chitons. This species also looks very similar to a close relative species, Ischnochiton boninensis (ãã½ã¦ã¹ãã¶ã©ã¬ã¤) which has a slightly narrower shape and concentric ellipses expanding away from its center on its girdle. Observed under rocks at the lower end of the intertidal zone, at an approximate depth of 2 meters. Oshima, Tokyo æ±äº¬é½å¤§å³¶çº"