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Goniobranchus rubrocornutus Nudibranch

Goniobranchus rubrocornutus is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Goniobranchus rubrocornutus, Kwajalein


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lexID:
8531 
AphiaID:
597370 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus rubrocornutus 
German:
Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > rubrocornutus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Rudman, ), 1985 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Australia, Central Pazific, Japan, Marschall Islands, North Pacific (Ocean), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Taiwan 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Lagoons, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
0.39" - 0.83" (1cm - 2.1cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-07-16 20:54:56 

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Goniobranchus rubrocornutus (Rudman, 1985)

The background colour is white. The outer mantle edge is orange, the inner often broken band can be pink, red or purple in colour, than a narrow line of opaque white.

Goniobranchus rubrocornutus was found on sandy and muddy bottom,under rocks in lagoons.

The name "rubrocornutus " is derived from its red rhinophores.

There is a yellow colour form of Goniobranchus rubrocornutus, named Goniobranchus cf.rubrocornutus

Synonym:
Chromodoris rubrocornuta

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 16.07.2025.

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