Red-netted Goniobranch
Goniobranchus tinctorius
- Usual depth6–30 m
- Water temperature16–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Goniobranchus tinctorius is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniobranchus tinctorius”, 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: 4 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 25 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–30 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Red-netted Goniobranch, Red-netted Goniobranchus, Reticulated Goniobranch
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Doris réticulée rouge
- Japanese
- サラサウミウシ
- Korean
- 망사갯민숭달팽이
- Simplified Chinese
- 染斑多彩海蛞蝓, 殘舊多彩海麒麟
Other scientific names: Chromodoris tinctoria, Doris tinctoria
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).
- 198 open-data records from 1969 to 2023.
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