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Paradoris dubia

  • Nudibranchs
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth6–104 m
  • Water temperature11–21 °C
  • Best monthsJanuary, February, and October
  • How commonRare
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Photo credit: (c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Paradoris dubia is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Discodorididae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Paradoris dubia”, 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: 33 records
  • February: 36 records
  • March: 25 records
  • April: 20 records
  • May: 13 records
  • June: 2 records
  • July: 16 records
  • August: 18 records
  • September: 28 records
  • October: 55 records
  • November: 30 records
  • December: 29 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–104 m · Deepest record: 104 m

  • 0–10 m: 3 records
  • 10–20 m: 0 records
  • 20–30 m: 0 records
  • 30–40 m: 0 records
  • 40–50 m: 0 records
  • 50–60 m: 0 records
  • 60–70 m: 0 records
  • 70–80 m: 0 records
  • 80–90 m: 1 records
  • 90–100 m: 0 records
  • 100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–21 °C

  • 10–12 °C: 2 records
  • 12–14 °C: 3 records
  • 14–16 °C: 32 records
  • 16–18 °C: 8 records
  • 18–20 °C: 4 records
  • 20–22 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Alloiodoris nivosus, Discodoris dubia, Discodoris egena, Paradoris leuca

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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).
  • 75 open-data records from 1953 to 2025.
  • Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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