Hailstone Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris okinawae
- Usual depth1–11 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, November, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Nathalie Rodrigues, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 24 records
- February: 22 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 21 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 18 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 28 records
- December: 25 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–11 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Hailstone Gobble Dorid
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Doris d'Okinawa
- Japanese
- オキナワキヌハダウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 琉球裸海蛞蝓
Similar species
White Gobble DoridGymnodoris alba
Toadstool Gobble DoridGymnodoris aurita
Polka-dot Gobble DoridGymnodoris ceylonica
Hannibal Gobble DoridGymnodoris citrina
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 171 open-data records from 1924 to 2026.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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