Tenellia nakapila
- Usual depth6–20 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 16 records
- February: 22 records
- March: 27 records
- April: 38 records
- May: 32 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 35 records
- September: 25 records
- October: 26 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–20 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Similar species
- Orange-blaze Roundhead
Tenellia ornata
drab aeolidPhestilla sibogae
Blackgill TenelliaPhestilla melanobrachia
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.
- 75 open-data records from 1988 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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