Misaki Aeolid
Leostyletus misakiensis
- Usual depth0–8 m
- Water temperature13–21 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Leostyletus misakiensis, common name Misaki aeolid, is a species of sea slug or nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eubranchidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Leostyletus misakiensis”, 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: 5 records
- March: 20 records
- April: 22 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–8 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–21 °C
Photos
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Justin Paulin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Misaki Aeolid
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ミサキヒメミノウミウシ
Other scientific names: Eubranchus misakiensis
Similar species
Mandapam eubranchusAnnulorhina mandapamensis
- Spotted Roundhead
Eubranchus ocellatus
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).
- 48 open-data records from 1962 to 2026.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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