Melibe digitata
- Usual depth3–13 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, 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: 1 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 23 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–13 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
Hairy MonkdragonMelibe engeli
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).
- 30 open-data records from 1991 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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