Chromodoris kuiteri

Kuiters chromodorid | Kuiters nudibranch
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris kuiteri, adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris kuiteri, adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris kuiteri, Lorde Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris kuiteri
Chromodoris kuiteri

Distribution

Localised, Temperate Australasia


Description

Yellow gills and rhinophores, yellow body margin, and longitudinal sky blue and black stripes extending along the body.


Information

Max Size: 5 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 20.1-30.3°C

Depth: 0-30m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (6.8% 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: Few (2 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney