Doriopsis pecten

Nudibranchs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–15 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and December
How commonRare

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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: 18 records
February: 17 records
March: 18 records
April: 28 records
May: 31 records
June: 8 records
July: 16 records
August: 20 records
September: 13 records
October: 8 records
November: 24 records
December: 28 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 28 m

0–10 m: 40 records
10–20 m: 21 records
20–30 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 10 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 31 records
26–28 °C: 7 records
28–30 °C: 29 records

Photos

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: アオクシエラウミウシ
Simplified Chinese: 梳鰓海牛

Other scientific names: Doris pecten

Similar species

Glandular Dorid
Doriopsis granulosa
Archidoris minor

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).
99 open-data records from 1965 to 2026.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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