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Created 12/16/2018

Family Chromodorididae

WESTERN PACIFIC

Goniobranchus aureopurpureus

Atypical colors, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, 10 feet

Oumijima, Yamaguchi, Japan

BLUEMARGIN NUDIBRANCH

Occurs on shallow reefs.  Extremely variable, yypical specimens have a margin of blue dots along with a series of large blue ocelli (eye-spots) inboard of the margin.  Dorsum reddish-brown or white with white warts and yellow spots, rhinophores and gills reddish-brown or blue edged with white.  Attains 1.75 inches.  Australia north to Japan, east to New Caledonia.