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Family: Aplysiidae sea hares



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41 species (see list below)
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Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific

Aplysia argus Rüppell & Leuckart, 1830

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Aplysia argus
[]

O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Aplysia brasiliana Rang, 1828

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Aplysia brasiliana
[Mottled seahare]
No picture found

Max. Length 70 cm TL
 
Aplysia californica
[California seahare]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Aplysia cedrosensis
[Cedros seahare]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Aplysia cervina
[]
No picture found
 
Aplysia concava
[]

Harasti, David

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Aplysia dactylomela
[Black spotted seahare]

Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Aplysia depilans
[]
No picture found
 
Aplysia donca
[]
No picture found
 
Aplysia dura
[]
No picture found
 
Aplysia extraordinaria
[Extraordinary sea hare]

Pillon, Roberto

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Aplysia fasciata
[]
No picture found
 
Aplysia japonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Aplysia juliana
[Juliana's seahare]
No picture found
 
Aplysia keraudreni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Aplysia kurodai
[Kuroda's sea hare]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm DL
 
Aplysia morio
[Sooty seahare]
No picture found
 
Aplysia nigra
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific

Aplysia nigrocincta von Martens, 1880

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Aplysia nigrocincta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Aplysia oculifera
[Ocellated sea hare]

Harasti, David

Circumglobal tropical, te
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Aplysia parvula Mörch, 1863

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Aplysia parvula
[Little sea hare]

Scott, Sue

Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Aplysia punctata Cuvier, 1804

Photo by Scott, Sue
 
Aplysia punctata
[Spotted sea hare]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Aplysia reticulata
[]
No picture found
 
Aplysia reticulopoda
[Net-foot seahare]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific

Aplysia sowerbyi Pilsbry, 1895

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Aplysia sowerbyi
[Sowerby's sea hare]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Aplysia sydneyensis
[]
No picture found
 
Aplysia tarda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 99 cm TL
 
Aplysia vaccaria
[Black seahare]
No picture found
 
Aplysia willcoxi
[]

De la Rosa, Gregorio Escober Jr.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)

Photo by De la Rosa, Gregorio Escober Jr.
 
Dolabella auricularia
[Shoulderblade sea cat]
No picture found
 
Dolabella auriculoria
[]
No picture found
 
Dolabrifera holboelli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Lomanotus phiops
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Notarchus indicus Schweigger, 1820

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Notarchus indicus
[Indian sea hare]
No picture found
 
Petalifera ramose
[]
No picture found
 
Phyllaplysia depressa
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Phyllaplysia edmundsi Bebbington, 1974

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Phyllaplysia edmundsi
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Central Pacific and the M

Phyllaplysia lafonti (Fischer, 1870)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Phyllaplysia lafonti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Phyllaplysia padinae
[Padina seahare]

Harasti, David

Western Central Pacific,
Max. Length 17 cm DL
Syphonota geographica (Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Syphonota geographica
[Geographic sea hare]
No picture found
 
Syphonota geopgraphica
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aplysia argus Indo-Pacific 1830
Aplysia brasiliana Mottled seahare Western Atlantic 27 TL 1828
Aplysia californica California seahare Pacific Ocean. 70 TL 1863
Aplysia cedrosensis Cedros seahare Eastern Central Pacific 40 TL 1939
Aplysia cervina Western Atlantic. 10 TL 1901
Aplysia concava Western Pacific 1833
Aplysia dactylomela Black spotted seahare Atlantic Ocean and the Me 41 TL 1828
Aplysia depilans Mediterranean 40 TL 1791
Aplysia donca Western Atlantic 1960
Aplysia dura Western Atlantic 1960
Aplysia extraordinaria Extraordinary sea hare Southwest Pacific. 1932
Aplysia fasciata Atlantic Ocean and the Me 40 TL 1798
Aplysia japonica Northwest Pacific 1869
Aplysia juliana Juliana's seahare Circumglobal tropical and 30 TL 1832
Aplysia keraudreni Eastern Central Pacific 1828
Aplysia kurodai Kuroda's sea hare Western Pacific. Tropica 34 TL 1937
Aplysia morio Sooty seahare Western Atlantic. 40 DL 1901
Aplysia nigra Western Atlantic. 1835
Aplysia nigrocincta Indo-West Pacific 1880
Aplysia oculifera Ocellated sea hare Indo-Pacific and Southeas 15 TL 1850
Aplysia parvula Little sea hare Circumglobal tropical, te 19 TL 1863
Aplysia punctata Spotted sea hare Northeast Atlantic, Medit 20 TL 1804
Aplysia reticulata Indo-West Pacific 11 TL 1903
Aplysia reticulopoda Net-foot seahare Eastern Pacific. 1960
Aplysia sowerbyi Sowerby's sea hare Indo-West Pacific 1895
Aplysia sydneyensis Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1869
Aplysia tarda Western Atlantic. 1901
Aplysia vaccaria Black seahare Eastern Pacific. 99 TL 1955
Aplysia willcoxi Western Central Atlantic 1886
Dolabella auricularia Shoulderblade sea cat Indo-Pacific. 50 TL 1786
Dolabella auriculoria Western Central Pacific 1786
Dolabrifera holboelli Western Atlantic. 1872
Lomanotus phiops Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1957
Notarchus indicus Indian sea hare Indo-Pacific and the Medi 5 TL 1820
Petalifera ramose Western Central Pacific 1959
Phyllaplysia depressa Mediterranean Sea. 1835
Phyllaplysia edmundsi Western Central Pacific 1974
Phyllaplysia lafonti Central Pacific and the M 1870
Phyllaplysia padinae Padina seahare Eastern Central Pacific. 4.5 TL 1973
Syphonota geographica Geographic sea hare Western Central Pacific, 17 DL 1850
Syphonota geopgraphica Western Central Pacific 1850



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