Minor Nudibranch

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Also known as Nudibranchs, Minor notodoris, Minor Neon Nudibranch, Minor Neon Slug, Neon Nudibranch, Neon Slug, Neon Sea Slug, Banana Nudibranch, Banana Sea Slug, Banana Slug, Pineapple Notodoris, Pineapple Nudibranch and Pineapple Sea Slug.

Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas.
They feed on sponges.
Length - 14cm
Depth - 2-20m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell.
All opisthobranchs are hermaphrodites.
These beautiful slugs are usually brilliantly coloured and this in itself can act as a deterrent against predators. Some sea slugs secrete acid from stinging cells in their tentacles while others secrete acid from cells in their mantle.
Nudibranchs are slow moving, can swim or be propelled along either by muscular contraction or by millions of tiny hairs on the bottom of a fleshy 'foot', they have a voracious appetite and feed with a rasp like tongue.
Nudibranch lay their eggs in a ribbon effect on the sand, in different colours depending on species.

Fishy Stats

Length: 14cm
Depth: 2-20m
Found: Indo-Pacific
Eats: Sponges
Family: Sea Slugs
Species: Notodorididae

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