Gymnodoris subflava
- Usual depth1–3 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Gymnodoris subflava is a species of colorful sea slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gymnodoris subflava”, 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: 2 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–3 m · Deepest record: 3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ウスギヌウミウシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 金黃裸海蛞蝓
Similar species
- White Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris alba
- Toadstool Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris aurita
- Polka-dot Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris ceylonica
- Hannibal Gobble Dorid
Gymnodoris 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 39 open-data records from 2003 to 2026.
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