Grand Pleurobranch
Pleurobranchus grandis
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Pleurobranchus grandis, the giant pleurobranch, is a species of sidegill slug, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae. Also known as Cuban dancer.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pleurobranchus grandis”, 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: 9 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Grand Pleurobranch
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Grand pleurobranche
- Japanese
- ソバカスフシエラガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 雄偉側鰓海蛞蝓
Other scientific names: Oscanius grandis, Pleurobranchus blainvillii, Pleurobranchus violaceus
Similar species
Forskal's sidegill slugPleurobranchus forskalii
- Peron's side-gilled sea slug
Pleurobranchus peronii
Lemon pleurobranchBerthellina citrina
Orange GumdropBerthellina delicata
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).
- 145 open-data records from 1967 to 2026.
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