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Family: Gastropteridae



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15 species (see list below)
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Gastropteron alboaurantium
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Gastropteron chacmol
[Chacmol bat-wing sea slug]
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Gastropteron flavobrunneum
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Gastropteron hamanni
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western and Central Pacif

Gastropteron minutum Ong & Gosliner, 2017

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Gastropteron minutum
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Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Gastropteron pacificum
[Pacific stomach wing]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814)

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Gastropteron rubrum
[Batwing slug]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Gastropteron vespertilium
[Flapping dingbat]
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Sagaminopteron bilealbum
[]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Sagaminopteron nigropunctatum Carlson & Hoff, 1973

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Sagaminopteron nigropunctatum
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Sagaminopteron ornatum
[Ornate batwing slug]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum Carlson & Hoff, 1974

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Sagaminopteron psychedelicum
[Psychedelic batwing slug]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Siphopteron brunneomarginatum (Carlson & Hoff, 1974)

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Siphopteron brunneomarginatum
[Darkmargin batwing slug]
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Siphopteron citrinum
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Siphopteron makisig
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gastropteron alboaurantium Southeast Atlantic 1984
Gastropteron chacmol Chacmol bat-wing sea slug Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1989
Gastropteron flavobrunneum Southeast Atlantic 1984
Gastropteron hamanni Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1989
Gastropteron minutum Western and Central Pacif 2017
Gastropteron pacificum Pacific stomach wing Eastern Pacific 4 TL 1893
Gastropteron rubrum Batwing slug Northeast Atlantic and th 1814
Gastropteron vespertilium Flapping dingbat Western Atlantic 0.5 DL 1984
Sagaminopteron bilealbum Western Central Pacific 1973
Sagaminopteron nigropunctatum Western Central Pacific 1973
Sagaminopteron ornatum Ornate batwing slug Indo-Pacific 2 TL 1964
Sagaminopteron psychedelicum Psychedelic batwing slug Indo-Pacific 2 TL 1974
Siphopteron brunneomarginatum Darkmargin batwing slug Indo-West Pacific 2 TL 1974
Siphopteron citrinum Eastern Central Pacific 1974
Siphopteron makisig Western Pacific 2017



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