Elysia asbecki

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 6 records
February: 15 records
March: 16 records
April: 11 records
May: 7 records
June: 7 records
July: 18 records
August: 12 records
September: 9 records
October: 14 records
November: 3 records
December: 9 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–14 m · Deepest record: 25 m

0–10 m: 54 records
10–20 m: 25 records
20–30 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 57 records
26–28 °C: 13 records
28–30 °C: 4 records

Photos

(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by portioid · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by portioid · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by portioid · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tine Kinn Kvamme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tine Kinn Kvamme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ツノクロミドリガイ

Similar species

Tri-banded Taco Slug
Elysia marginata
Lettuce slug
Elysia ornata
Halimeda Taco Slug
Elysia pusilla
Elysia timida
Elysia degeneri
Yellow elysia
Elysia flava

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).
104 open-data records from 2006 to 2026.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.