Goniobranchus epicurius
- Usual depth0.5 m
- Water temperature14–18 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Goniobranchus epicurius is a species of colourful sea slug called a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniobranchus epicurius”, 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: 40 records
- February: 34 records
- March: 63 records
- April: 71 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 27 records
- July: 49 records
- August: 72 records
- September: 68 records
- October: 110 records
- November: 40 records
- December: 22 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0.5 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–18 °C
Photos
(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Peter Crowcroft, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Chromodoris epicuria, Chromodoris victoriae, Glossodoris victoriae, Hypselodoris epicuria
Similar species
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coi
Collingwood's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus collingwoodi
Daphne’s NudibranchGoniobranchus daphne
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).
- 94 open-data records from 1956 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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