Hypselodoris capensis, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Hypselodoris capensis, Storms River Mouth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Hypselodoris capensis, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Africa
Description
Very pale pink to white background colouration, with narrow white longitudinal stripes, and an irregular row of purple spots along centre of back, orange rhinophores, and gills, a broken purple margin on mantle and rear of foot. Very similar H. carnea is more white and doesn't have the broken purple margin.
Information
Sea Temperature Range: 15.8-24.1°C
Depth: 0-20m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (100% 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 (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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