Previously Chiton nigrovirescens.
Shell valves brownish-black with vague radiating ridges, girdle dark with large smooth scales, sometimes with a coppery sheen.
10 – 25 mm
A small species found in groups under stones from the mid-intertidal downwards. Unusual in that the eggs are retained under the girdle, where they develop into fully-formed baby chitons.
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (2007).
F*CK FISH 