Pastel Rainbow Dorid
Glossodoris hikuerensis
- Usual depth5–20 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, September, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Glossodoris hikuerensis, is a species of sea slug, a colorful nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Glossodoris hikuerensis”, 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: 11 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–20 m · Deepest record: 25 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pastel Rainbow Dorid, Brown-edge Glossodorid, Hikueru Glossodoris
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Doris à bord gris
- Japanese
- タヌキイロウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 希吉努多彩海牛, 海奎拉舌海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Rosodoris hikuerensis
Similar species
Caramel NudibranchGlossodoris rufomarginata
White Mantle GlossodorisGlossodoris buko
White-patched Rainbow DoridGlossodoris pallida
- Girdled Glossodoris
Glossodoris cincta
Slender ceratosoma nudibranchCeratosoma gracillimum
Elongate Pantechnicon DoridCeratosoma tenue
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).
- 209 open-data records from 1974 to 2026.
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