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Orange-lined tambja
Tambja affinis
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 531178, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Orange-lined tambja
- Scientific
- Tambja affinis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sea slugs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A polycerid nudibranch. Its relatives feed on bryozoans (moss animals), and species are told apart by colour pattern.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=5, 5 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Tambja-affinis.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531178
- inaturalist.org /taxa/499461
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Tambja_affinis.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.