Josh's Chromodoris
Chromodoris joshi
- Usual depth6–23 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Chromodoris joshi is a species of sea slug. It is a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Chromodoris joshi”, 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: 6 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 23 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–23 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Bart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Josh's Chromodoris
Similar species
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annae
Elisabeth's ChromodorisChromodoris elisabethina
Pyjama Rainbow DoridChromodoris lochi
Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnifica
Striped pyjama nudibranchChromodoris 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 66 open-data records from 1986 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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