Dermatobranchus fortunatus (Bergh, 1888) Figure 19D
Material examined.
Two specimens 7-11 mm, CB; one specimen 9 mm, SB.
Ecology.
On rocks and under rubble, in particular under skeletons of dead Fungiidae corals, in shallow coral reef habitats. Depth 1-18 m.
Distribution.
Across the Indo-Pacific including the Indian Ocean of Java (Bergh 1888), India (Dixit et al. 2017), Japan (Bolland 2003), Australia (Marshall and Willan 1999), the Seychelles, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea (Gosliner and Fahey 2011). Documented from the Gulf waters of Thailand by Mehrotra and Scott (2016).