Spitfire Tentacle Aeolid
Pruvotfolia rhodopos
- Usual depth4–18 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–18 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spitfire Tentacle Aeolid
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- フウセンミノウミウシ
Other scientific names: Facelina rhodopos
Similar species
Sunrise Tentacle AeolidCaloria indica
Lined cratenaCratena lineata
Black-horned Egg-eaterFavorinus tsuruganus
Australian Blue DragonPteraeolidia ianthina
- Ornate facelinid
Austraeolis ornata
- Blue dragon
Pteraeolidia semperi
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).
- 51 open-data records from 2002 to 2025.
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