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Updated 9/13/2022

Family Chromodorididae

CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Hypselodoris imperialis

Macaw Wreck, Midway Atoll, 25 feet

 

Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet

Three Tables, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 95 feet

Kewalo, Oahu, 35 feet

 

Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 80 feet

100-foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 85 feet

 

Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 3 feet

Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 3 feet

 

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet

 

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

Sand Island, Oahu, 10 feet

 



Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 60 feet

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu, 25 feet 

 



Hale'iwa Trench, O'ahu, 45 feet


Waianae, Oahu, 25 feet
 
   

IMPERIAL NUDIBRANCH

Pairs are common on reefs deeper than 10 feet.  Attains 3 inches.  Hawaii & the Marshall Islands.  Formerly known Risbecia imperialis & Chromodoris imperialis.