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Mexichromis nudibranch (no English common name)
Mexichromis aurora
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 597877, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Mexichromis nudibranch (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Mexichromis aurora
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A chromodorid nudibranch, one of a large group of brightly coloured sea slugs that feed on sponges and take distasteful chemicals from them. Species are told apart mainly by their colour patterns, and several look very alike.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=3, 2 observers).
Sources
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597877
- inaturalist.org /taxa/559508
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Mexichromis_aurora_501745117.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.