Asteronotus mimeticus
- Usual depth3–17 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Asteronotus mimeticus is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Asteronotus mimeticus”, 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: 1 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–17 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
Bohol DiscodorisDiscodoris boholiensis
Batangas HalgerdaHalgerda batangas
Willey’s NudibranchHalgerda willeyi
Ringed Velvet DoridJorunna funebris
Spotted Foot NudibranchTayuva lilacina
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).
- 65 open-data records from 1979 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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