Carbuncle Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris carbunculosa
- Usual depth3–15 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, July, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Cricket Raspet, 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: 27 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 16 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–15 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Carbuncle Sucking Dorid
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Doris furonculosée
- Japanese
- コウシンウミウシ
Other scientific names: Doris carbunculosa
Similar species
Bushy-gilled Sucking DoridDendrodoris arborescens
Smoky Sucking DoridDendrodoris fumata
Dendrodoris gunnamattaDendrodoris krusensternii
White-spotted Sucking DoridDendrodoris nigra
Starburst Sucking DoridDendrodoris elongata
Polka-dot Sucking DoridDendrodoris guttata
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).
- 87 open-data records from 2005 to 2025.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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