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Mexichromis aurora Nudibranch

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


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lexID:
6735 
AphiaID:
597877 
Scientific:
Mexichromis aurora 
German:
Nacktschnecke 
English:
Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Mexichromis (Genus) > aurora (Species) 
Initial determination:
(R. F. Johnson & Gosliner, ), 1998 
Occurrence:
Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Okinawa, Philippines, Sulawesi, The Ryukyu Islands 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.31" - 0.79" (0.8cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°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:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-02-11 18:24:38 

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Mexichromis aurora (R. F. Johnson & Gosliner, 1998)

Mexichromis aurora is a colourfull nudibranch.The species feed exclusively on sponges Genus Dysidea.

Similar to Mexichromis trilineata.

Synonym:
Pectenodoris aurora

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 11.02.2025.

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