Red Sidegill Sea Slug

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Also known as Nudibranchs, Sidegill Slugs, Grand Pleurobranch, Pleurobranch Sea Slug, Side-gilled Sea Slug and Grand Sidegill Sea Slug.

Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas.
They feed on hydroids, coral, sponges and anemones.
Length - 21cm
Depth - 2-30m
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: 21cm
Depth: 2-30m
Found: Indo-Pacific
Eats: Hydroids, coral, sponges, anemones
Family: Sea Slugs
Species: Pleurobranchidae

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