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Leopard chromodoris

Scientific name: Goniobranchus leopardus

Size: Up to 2.6 inches

Color: Yellowish or reddish brown, white and dark blue

Distinguishing feature: Dark blue border around the mantle. Ocelluses complete or non-violets, surrounded by white, on the brown mantle.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Thailand, Raja Ampat

Leopard chromodoris of Raja Ampat

Leopard chromodoris

Scientific name: Goniobranchus leopardus

Size: Up to 2.6 inches

Color: Yellowish or reddish brown, white and dark blue

Distinguishing feature: Dark blue border around the mantle. Ocelluses complete or non-violets, surrounded by white, on the brown mantle.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Thailand, Raja Ampat

In detail

This species lowers and raises its skirt when moving, sometimes even when stopped.

It feeds on silicious sponges.

This nudibranch can be easily confused with others of the same family, even with the flat leopard worm to which it looks a lot! To differentiate them, you have to look at the borders of the coat, which can be different in number and color and check that it has rhinophores (antennae) and gills.

The different species of Nudibranchs we have seen

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