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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 argusRüppell & Leuckart, 1830

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Aplysia argus
[]

O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Aplysia brasilianaRang, 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 dactylomelaRang, 1828

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

Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Aplysia depilansGmelin, 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 fasciataPoiret, 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 nigrocinctavon 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 parvulaMörch, 1863

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

Scott, Sue

Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Aplysia punctataCuvier, 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 sowerbyiPilsbry, 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 indicusSchweigger, 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 edmundsiBebbington, 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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