Ocellate Sea Hare
Aplysia argus
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and April
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
Aplysia argus is a species of gastropod mollusc in the genus Aplysia, family Aplysiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Aplysia argus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 440 records
- February: 340 records
- March: 415 records
- April: 418 records
- May: 385 records
- June: 305 records
- July: 321 records
- August: 288 records
- September: 402 records
- October: 330 records
- November: 207 records
- December: 311 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 31 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Jacqui Geux, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) O.Neate, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist (c) titine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Ocellate Sea Hare, White-speckled Sea Hare
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ジャノメアメフラシ
- Korean
- 큰안경무늬군소
- Simplified Chinese
- 環眼海兔
Other scientific names: Aplysia (Tethys) benedicti, Aplysia angasi, Aplysia annulifera, Aplysia benedicti, Aplysia bourailli, Aplysia fimbriata, Aplysia odorata, Aplysia operta, Aplysia radiata, Aplysia scutellata, Aplysia tigrina, Aplysia velifer, Syphonota viridescens, Tethys operta
Similar species
- California seahare
Aplysia californica
Large-spotted sea hareAplysia dactylomela
Sucker-foot Sea HareAplysia juliana
Dwarf sea hareAplysia parvula
- Spotted sea hare
Aplysia oculifera
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 687 open-data records from 1899 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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