Tiger Butterfly Sea Slug
Cyerce nigra
- Usual depth3–14 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Tom Heijnen, 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: 4 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 92 records
- April: 57 records
- May: 25 records
- June: 28 records
- July: 35 records
- August: 25 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–14 m · Deepest record: 15 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 
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(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Tiger Butterfly Sea Slug
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- クロスジウロコウミウシ
Similar species
Multi-spotted Split-nose Sap-suckerCyerce bourbonica
- Elegant Sapsucking Slug
Cyerce elegans
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).
- 51 open-data records from 2005 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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