scribbled nudibranch

About this species

The scribbled nudibranch is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dendrodorididae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 76 records
February: 26 records
March: 47 records
April: 42 records
May: 29 records
June: 12 records
July: 5 records
August: 8 records
September: 23 records
October: 84 records
November: 47 records
December: 35 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–16 m · Deepest record: 32.5 m

0–10 m: 38 records
10–20 m: 18 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C

14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 4 records
18–20 °C: 23 records
20–22 °C: 32 records
22–24 °C: 35 records
24–26 °C: 4 records
26–28 °C: 5 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emma Sophie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: scribbled nudibranch

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ダイダイウミウシ

Other scientific names: Dendrodoris davisi, Doridopsis miniata

Similar species

Fleshy Doriopsilla
Doriopsilla carneola
Doriopsilla aurea
Doriopsilla peculiaris
Bushy-gilled Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris arborescens
Smoky Sucking Dorid
Dendrodoris fumata
Dendrodoris gunnamatta
Dendrodoris krusensternii

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).
136 open-data records from 1864 to 2026.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.