Stats

Lifespan

About 1 yr

Size

Small

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Coral reef

Range

Indo-Pacific

Movement

Slithering

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Warning Colors

Status

Rare

About

A brilliantly coloured dorid nudibranch of the tropical Indo-Pacific, recognised by its white mantle trimmed with a vivid blue marginal band and scattered blue spots. Its twin orange rhinophores and feathery orange gill plume make it one of the most-photographed sea slugs on coral reefs.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   juvenile

   A juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
2. 2.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult shell size or body length.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Nudibranchia

Family

Chromodorididae

Genus

Chromodoris

Species

Chromodoris lochi