Samla bicolor (Kelaart, 1858) Figure 20K

Material examined.

Two specimens 9-12 mm, CB; one specimen 18 mm, SI; one specimen 16 mm, SN.

Ecology.

On rocks and under rubble, including skeletons of dead Fungiidae corals, in coral reef habitats. Depth 2-14 m.

Distribution.

Widespread across the Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea (Yonow 2000), Mozambique ( Tibiriçá et al. 2017), India (Apte 2009), Chagos Islands (Yonow et al. 2002), Myanmar (Sanpanich and Duangdee 2019), Indonesia (Eisenbarth et al. 2018), South Africa, Madagascar, Tanzania, Seychelles, Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Hawaii (Gosliner et al. 2008). Recorded from both Andaman and Gulf waters of Thailand (Chavanich et al. 2013).