Variable Anemone Eater
Baeolidia variabilis
- Usual depth5–15 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Baeolidia variabilis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aeolidiidae found in the Philippines, the Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea, central Indo-Pacific Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–15 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Variable Anemone Eater
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- チャカミノモドキ
Similar species
Multicoloured Anemone EaterBaeolidia moebii
- Brown-headed Anemone Eater
Baeolidia major
White Anemone EaterBulbaeolidia alba
Indian nudibranchAnteaeolidiella cacaotica
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).
- 36 open-data records from 1988 to 2025.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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