Mexichromis katalexis
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Mexichromis katalexis is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Mexichromis katalexis”, 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: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Mexichromis à papilles violettes
Similar species
Beau Vallon Magnificent SlugMexichromis multituberculata
Three-lines Purple DorisMexichromis trilineata
Festive NudibranchMexichromis festiva
Yellow-striped Rainbow DoridMexichromis lemniscata
Big-foot NudibranchMexichromis macropus
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).
- 9 open-data records from 2009 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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