Daphne’s Nudibranch
Goniobranchus daphne
- Usual depth4–8 m
- Water temperature20–27 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, November, and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Niki Hubbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Goniobranchus daphne is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniobranchus daphne”, 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: 111 records
- February: 87 records
- March: 104 records
- April: 34 records
- May: 26 records
- June: 25 records
- July: 28 records
- August: 45 records
- September: 105 records
- October: 93 records
- November: 150 records
- December: 139 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–8 m · Deepest record: 8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Daphne’s Nudibranch
Other scientific names: Chromodoris daphne, Glossodoris daphne, Goniodoris daphne
Similar species
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coi
Collingwood's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus collingwoodi
Fiesta Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus fidelis
Geometric Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus geometricus
Bus Stop NudibranchGoniobranchus hintuanensis
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).
- 79 open-data records from 1975 to 2026.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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