Hypselodoris zebrina
- Usual depth17 m
- Water temperature29–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaunak Modi · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Hypselodoris zebrina is a species of colourful sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae. After initially being described from south-eastern India in 1864, this species was not seen again until 2002, nearly 150 years later.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17 m · Deepest record: 17 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–30 °C
Photos
(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Chromodoris zebrina
Similar species
Cinderella Sea SlugHypselodoris apolegma
Bennett's HypselodorisHypselodoris bennetti
Lavender Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris bullockii
Triple-striped Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris emma
Imperial NudibranchHypselodoris imperialis
Black-spotted Split-tooth DoridHypselodoris infucata
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).
- 11 open-data records from 2006 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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