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Stiliger felinus
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S. felinus
Binomial name
Stiliger felinus
(Hutton, 1882)

Stiliger felinus is a littoral sea slug in the family Stiligeridae, endemic to New Zealand. It is found in tidal pools on the east coast of the South Island. Its length is up to about 10 mm.

This tiny sacoglossan slug has two rows of heavy cerata, or club-like appendages, down each side of the slender body. The general coloration of this animal is black, with a paler foot.

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