| Hexabranchidae () |
| 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 50 m |
| Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to Red Sea, east to French Polynesia, north to Japan, and south to Australia and New Caledonia. |
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| Maximum length is based on data from Marshall Islands (Ref. 100471). Found in coral reefs at depths of 10 to 20 m (Ref. 866). Derives a potent chemical defense from Halichondria sp., a sponge that it eats. It displays a spectacular swimming response - it throws its body into sweeping dorsoventral flexions creating synchronous undulations through its broad and vividly patterned red and white mantle (Ref. 100471). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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