Chromodoris fidelis
(Kelaart, 1858)
Photographed by: Daniela Wolf
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Doridina |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Species: | Chromodoris fidelis |
Comment from Scott Johnson on photo #29636
With the dark rhinophores and gills, I suspect this is a young Chromodoris fidelis.Comment from Nathalie Yonow on photo #16063
yes, showing one of the colour variations where the purple inner colours are broken up.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #436
Most times it is easy to separate and identify Chromodoris fidelis and Chromodoris rubrocornuta. Adult Chromodoris fidelis has coloured lobes or ‘tongues’ that extend well across the mantle and black rhinophores and gills. Adult Chromodoris rubrocornuta has no coloured lobes or only hints of lobes and red or purplish rhinophores and gills. So the individual in this photo must be a juvenile Chromodoris fidelis because of its black rhinophores and gills, but in this small individual the coloured lobes have not yet developed inward from the submarginal bands.A very atypical individual that lacks the wavy pattern normally characteristic of this species.
Locality:
- Indonesia
- Lembeh (32) Feb, Mar, Apr, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Bali (23) Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov
- Komodo (5) Jan, Jun, Jul, Nov
- Rinca Island (3) Sep, Dec
- Lombok (3) Sep, Nov
- Manado (2) Aug, Sep
- Raja Ampat (2) Apr, Oct
- Bangka North Sulawesi (1) Oct
- Fakfak (1) Jun
- Sumbawa (1) Sep
- Kaimano (1) Apr
- Wakatobi (1) Jul
- Weh Island (1) Oct
- Philippines
- Anilao (21) Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Puerto Galera (7) Mar, Apr, May, Nov
- Dauin (6) Jan, Mar, Aug, Nov, Dec
- Romblon (2) Apr, May
- Malapascua (1) Feb
- Pangangan Island (1) Mar
- Apo Island (1) May
- Coron (1) Nov
- Kenya
- India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands (4) Feb, Mar, Apr
- Lakshadweep (1) Dec
- Malaysia
- Nthn. Mariana Islands
- Saipan (3) Apr, Jul, Nov
- Thailand
- Koh Phi Phi (3) Mar, Dec
- Khao Lak (2) Apr, Nov
- Similan Islands (2) Feb, May
- Koh Doc Mai (1) Apr
- Phuket (1) Jun
- Koh Phangan (1) Aug
- Taiwan
- North East Coast (3) Jun
- Jinshawan Beach Park (1) Aug
- Vietnam
- Nha Trang (3) May, Jun
- Vietnam (2) Feb, Mar
- Whale Island (1) Jun
- Guam
- Apra Harbor (2) Apr, May
- Sri Lanka
- Timor-Leste
- Timor-Leste (1) Nov
- Australia
- Port Hedland (1) Oct
- Northern Territory (1) Sep
- PNG
- Tufi (1) Apr
- Kavieng (1) Jul
- New Britain (1) Nov
- Milne Bay (1) Sep
- Tanzania
- Zanzibar (1) Apr
- Palau
- Palau (1) Oct
- Myanmar
- Myanmar (1) May
- Brunei Darussalam
- Brunei Darussalam (1) Sep
