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Goniobranchus kuniei
Goniobranchus kuniei is a species of very colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
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Description
The Goniobranchus kuniei has a striking pattern of blue spots with pale blue halos on a creamy-colored mantle. Its mantle also features a double border of purple and blue. The body can reach a length of approximately 40 mm (1.6 in). The species Goniobranchus tritos and Goniobranchus geminus share similar color patterns.
Range & habitat
These species were initially documented in New Caledonia. They are known from the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean, including Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 469422.