Peron's side-gilled sea slug
Pleurobranchus peronii
- Usual depth2–16 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and December
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 33 records
- February: 22 records
- March: 41 records
- April: 26 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 29 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–16 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Peron's side-gilled sea slug
Names in 1 more languages
- Korean
- 거북등군소붙이
Other scientific names: Oscaniella purpurea, Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus) giardi, Pleurobranchus (Pleurobranchus) peronii, Pleurobranchus cornutus, Pleurobranchus giardi, Pleurobranchus hirasei, Pleurobranchus inhacae, Pleurobranchus inhancae, Pleurobranchus ovalis, Pleurobranchus papillatus, Pleurobranchus winckworthi, Pleurobranchus xhosa
Similar species
Forskal's sidegill slugPleurobranchus forskalii
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 397 open-data records from 1946 to 2026.
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