Gymnodoris okinawae, Solitary Islands, NSW, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Translucent pale cream body, numerous orange spots and fewer raised white pustules. The gills and rhinophores are similar to the body colour. Grows to 40 mm. Feeds on smaller nudibranchs.
Information
Max Size: 4 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 18.7-23.7°C
Habitat: Rocky Reef, Seagrass
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (4% 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.
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