Spotted-stripe Rainbow Dorid
Goniobranchus decorus
- Usual depth3–21 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Goniobranchus decorus is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniobranchus decorus”, 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: 9 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 15 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–21 m · Deepest record: 51.8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spotted-stripe Rainbow Dorid
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- セトイロウミウシ, ニヨリセトイロウミウシ
Other scientific names: Chromodoris decora, Chromodoris ndukuei, Doris decora, Glossodoris (Chromodoris) ndukuei, Glossodoris decora, Glossodoris ndukuei
Similar species
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coi
Fiesta Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus fidelis
Geometric Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus geometricus
Bus Stop NudibranchGoniobranchus hintuanensis
Pink-eared Rainbow DoridGoniobranchus verrieri
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).
- 165 open-data records from 1977 to 2026.
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