Leopard Pleurobranch
Euselenops luniceps
- Usual depth9–42 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bart, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bart · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Euselenops luniceps is a species of sea slug, a pleurobranchomorph gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchaeidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Euselenops luniceps”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 27 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 38 records
- June: 29 records
- July: 33 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 33 records
- October: 24 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 22 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–42 m · Deepest record: 48.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Will Cornwell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Leopard Pleurobranch, Moon-headed Sidegill Slug
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Pleurobranche face-de-lune
- Japanese
- マダラウミフクロウ
- Simplified Chinese
- 明月側鰓海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Oscaniopsis amboinei, Oscaniopsis compta, Oscaniopsis semperi, Pleurobranchus luniceps
Similar species
Spotted PleurobranchPleurobranchaea brockii
- Ringed Pleurobranch
Pleurobranchella nicobarica
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).
- 157 open-data records from 1934 to 2021.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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