Goniobranchus alderi
- Usual depth4–12 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bernard Picton · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Goniobranchus alderi is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniobranchus alderi”, 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: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–12 m · Deepest record: 12.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 染斑多彩海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Chromodoris alderi, Glossodoris (Chromodoris) alderi
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).
- 16 open-data records from 1989 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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