Gymnodorididae () |
3 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m |
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Japan, Australia, and Samoa. Tropical to subtropical. |
Body translucent white or straw colored, with small orange spots all over. Each spot is raised on a short pointed papilla. The rounded mantle ridge around the head end is fringed with these papillae. Rhinophore ranging from translucent white, straw colored, going to olive green and the club is tipped with orange. Gills are quite large, forming a semi or complete circle. |
Assumed maximum length from Ref. 844. |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
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