Ceratosoma tenue, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Nicola Davis
Ceratosoma tenue, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
Ceratosoma tenue, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Large nudibranch with 3 mantle lobes along each side of the body and a broken purple edge to the mantle. Large dorsal horn by gills. Very similar to another tropical species Ceratosoma trilobatum which has an unbroken purple line.
Information
Max Size: 11 cm
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (5% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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