Plum-pudding Rainbow Dorid
Chromodoris pruna
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature24–28 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Goniobranchus pruna is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniobranchus pruna”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Plum-pudding Rainbow Dorid
Other scientific names: Goniobranchus pruna
Similar species
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annae
Elisabeth's ChromodorisChromodoris elisabethina
Pyjama Rainbow DoridChromodoris lochi
Magnificent ChromodorisChromodoris magnifica
Oriental Sea SlugChromodoris orientalis
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).
- 6 open-data records from 1982 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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