Pyjama Rainbow Dorid
Chromodoris lochi
- Usual depth9–22 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, November, and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Steve Childs, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chromodoris lochi, common name Loch's chromodoris, or Loch's chromodoris slug, is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Chromodoris lochi”, 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: 150 records
- February: 121 records
- March: 227 records
- April: 219 records
- May: 295 records
- June: 136 records
- July: 156 records
- August: 171 records
- September: 190 records
- October: 194 records
- November: 244 records
- December: 249 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–22 m · Deepest record: 36 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Pyjama Rainbow Dorid, Loch's Chromodoris
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Doris de Loch
- Japanese
- ミスジアオイロウミウシ
Other scientific names: Chromodoris boucheti
Similar species
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annae
Elisabeth's ChromodorisChromodoris elisabethina
Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnifica
Broken-line Rainbow DoridChromodoris strigata
Striped White Sea SlugChromodoris willani
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).
- 868 open-data records from 1971 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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