Unidentified slug? Not even sure if it's a slig

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I found this in our tank a couple days ago, and have no idea what it is... Can anyone help identify?

Thanking you in advance, Jordan
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The pic is pretty small but I think it might be a flatworm, this particular kind will eat snails (and clams). It's a nasty predator and needs to be removed from your reef. They will typically come out in the dead of night up onto the glass to hunt snails. This is about your only chance to capture them. They're super sensitive to light.

I scooped this guy up in the middle of the night with a cut-off 20oz coke bottle.

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That is a polyclad flatworm.
 
Definitely a Chiton of some sorts. They are good algae grazers.
 

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