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White-speckled headshield slug
Biuve fulvipunctata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1055233, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- White-speckled headshield slug
- Scientific
- Biuve fulvipunctata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 2 to 2 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The white-speckled headshield slug is the only species in its genus. It ploughs through sand with its shield-like head and hunts other small animals. It ranges across the tropical Indo-Pacific and has spread into the Mediterranean.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=18, 3 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Biuve-fulvipunctata.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1055233
- inaturalist.org /taxa/823934
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Chelidonura_fulvipunctata_4.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.