▁These ▁o ss icles ▁consist ▁of ▁little ▁hook s ▁that ▁pro tr ude ▁through ▁the ▁skin ▁and ▁make ▁the ▁animal ▁seem ▁stick y . ▁It ▁moves ▁around ▁rapidly ▁and ▁efficiently ▁using ▁the ▁hook s ▁at ▁one ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁body ▁for ▁ad hes ion ▁while ▁mus cular ▁contra ctions ▁and ▁hydro static ▁pressure ▁changes ▁alter ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁end . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁[[ File : Syn apt ula ▁l am ber ti . J PG | th umb | left | Syn apt ula ▁l am per ti ]] ▁S .   lam per ti ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁including ▁the ▁coast s ▁of ▁Indones ia , ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁Mic ron esia ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Bi ology ▁S .   lam per ti ▁is ▁very ▁common ▁on ▁cor al ▁re ef s , ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁exposed ▁and ▁the ▁inner ▁s lop es . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁det riv ore ▁that ▁specifically ▁fe eds ▁on ▁or ▁around ▁living ▁sp ong es ▁of ▁the ▁I anth ella ▁b asta ▁species . ▁It ▁appears ▁to ▁require ▁the ▁nut ri ents ▁provided ▁by ▁this ▁particular ▁sp on ge ▁to ▁th rive , ▁as ▁it ▁ing ests ▁micro scop ic ▁organ ic ▁particles ▁such ▁as ▁di at oms ▁and ▁also ▁subst ances ▁ex ud ed ▁from ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁its ▁host ▁sp on ge . ▁It ▁fe eds ▁only ▁at ▁night , ▁and ▁food ▁is ▁processed ▁rapidly , ▁with ▁a ▁passage ▁time ▁though ▁the ▁dig est ive ▁tract