Purple-edged Nudibranch
Goniobranchus albopustulosus
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Goniobranchus albopustulosus is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniobranchus albopustulosus”, 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: 26 records
- February: 19 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 47 records
- July: 37 records
- August: 33 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Meghan Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Purple-edged Nudibranch
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- パープルエッヂウミウシ
Other scientific names: Chromodoris albopustulosa, Doris albopustulosa
Similar species
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coi
Collingwood's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus collingwoodi
Daphne’s NudibranchGoniobranchus daphne
Fiesta Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus fidelis
Geometric Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus geometricus
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).
- 26 open-data records from 1982 to 2025.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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