Description

Also known as Clown Nudibranch, Dorid Nudibranch, Golden Gymnodoris, Neon Slug, Nudibranch, Red Neon Slug, Strawberry Gymnodoris, Strawberry Nudibranch, Strawberry Slug, Yellowspot Fat Red Slug.

Found singly or in pairs, over shallow rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs.
The feed nocturnally on Tritoniid nudibranchs.
Length - 9cm
Depth - ?m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific

Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" refers to the fringy, tassel-like gills visible on many species and 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. Ref: http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/gymnauri