Alcala's Chromodoris

Chromodoris alcalai

Nudibranchs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth8–25 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and August
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 45 records
February: 49 records
March: 49 records
April: 62 records
May: 64 records
June: 40 records
July: 52 records
August: 62 records
September: 49 records
October: 36 records
November: 43 records
December: 61 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 8–25 m · Deepest record: 30 m

0–10 m: 9 records
10–20 m: 34 records
20–30 m: 10 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 17 records
24–26 °C: 8 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 35 records

Photos

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(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Alcala's Chromodoris

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ダイアナウミウシ

Similar species

Anna's Chromodoris
Chromodoris annae
Chromodoris colemani
Elisabeth's Chromodoris
Chromodoris elisabethina
Pyjama Rainbow Dorid
Chromodoris lochi
Magnificent Chromodoris
Chromodoris magnifica
Striped pyjama nudibranch
Chromodoris quadricolor

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
95 open-data records from 1984 to 2026.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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