Common name : vampire snails

Aspect : small to medium-sized (1-12cm) sea snails with elongated, often reticulate or sculptured shell; a well-developed sinuous siphonal canal; usually brown, tan, or pale with subtle banding or patterns

Feeding : known for feeding on the blood or body fluids of fish (especially Scaridae family), a rare behavior among gastropods

Environment : tropical and subtropical seas, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, some species occur in the Red Sea, Mediterranean, and Western Atlantic in rocky and coral reef environments at shallow to moderately deep waters (200m)