Ardeadoris averni

About this species

Ardeadoris averni is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. It was transferred to the genus Ardeadoris on the basis of DNA evidence.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 17 records
February: 14 records
March: 18 records
April: 48 records
May: 23 records
June: 9 records
July: 15 records
August: 11 records
September: 10 records
October: 15 records
November: 21 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 8–24 m · Deepest record: 51.8 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 22 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 38 records

Photos

(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dan Schofield · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

French: Doris d'Avern
Japanese: フチベニイロウミウシ

Other scientific names: Glossodoris averni

Similar species

White-centred Rainbow Dorid
Ardeadoris angustolutea
Blood Spot Nudibranch
Ardeadoris cruenta
Ardeadoris egretta
Ardeadoris pullata
Slender ceratosoma nudibranch
Ceratosoma gracillimum
Elongate Pantechnicon Dorid
Ceratosoma tenue

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).
105 open-data records from 1981 to 2026.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.