Goniobranchus tennentanus Gaudy Rainbow Dorid, Gaudy Chromodorid

Goniobranchus tennentanus is commonly referred to as Gaudy Rainbow Dorid, Gaudy Chromodorid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Goniobranchus tennentanus,Matutuíne District, Mozambique 2015 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17228
AphiaID:: 597373

Scientific:: Goniobranchus tennentanus
German:: Farbenfrohe Regenbogen-Prachtsternschnecke
English:: Gaudy Rainbow Dorid, Gaudy Chromodorid

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > tennentanus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Kelaart, ), 1859

Occurrence:: East Africa, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Réunion , South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Zanzibar
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 1 - 14 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 1.57" (2,5cm - 4,0cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-02-14 13:23:52
Last edit:: 2025-12-06 10:43:34

Info

Goniobranchus tennentanus (Kelaart, 1859)

Feeds on sponges.

Similar to Goniobranchus cavae.

Synonymised names
Chromodoris tennentana (Kelaart, 1859) · unaccepted
Chromodoris vicina Eliot, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Doris tennentana Kelaart, 1859 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Glossodoris tennentana (Kelaart, 1859) · unaccepted
Glossodoris vicina (Eliot, 1904) · unaccepted

External links

seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 14.02.2025.
seaslugs.free.fr (en). Abgerufen am 14.02.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.02.2025.

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PN0A3509_ Goniobranchus tennentanus, Tanzania 2025

PN0A3508_ Goniobranchus tennentanus, Tanzania 2025

Goniobranchus tennentanus,pats boulders Aliwal Shoal, South Africa 2020 (CC-BY-SA)

Goniobranchus tennentanus,rooneys 2 mile reef sodwana, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)

Goniobranchus tennentanus,Matutuíne District, Mozambique 2015 (CC-BY-SA)

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