Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
- Usual depth1–12 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
The mosaic pleurobranch, scientific name Pleurobranchus albiguttatus, is a species of sea slug, a sidegill slug, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Mosaic pleurobranch”, 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: 6 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 15 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–12 m · Deepest record: 18.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Pleurobranche à cônes
- Japanese
- ナイワンフシエラガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 白突側鰓海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Oscaniella albiguttata
Similar species
Forskal's sidegill slugPleurobranchus forskalii
- Peron's side-gilled sea slug
Pleurobranchus peronii
- Grand Pleurobranch
Pleurobranchus grandis
Lemon pleurobranchBerthellina citrina
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).
- 129 open-data records from 1957 to 2026.
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