Pleurobranchus forskalii
(Rueppell & Leuckart, 1831)
Also known as: Pleurobranchus forskali
Photographed by: Dave Morgan
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Opisthobranchia |
| Order: | Pleurobranchida |
| Family: | Pleurobranchidae |
| Species: | Pleurobranchus forskalii |
Comment from Richard Willan on photo #40836
Juvenile Comment from Richard Willan on photo #30454
An atypical individual that is uniformly maroon.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #11838
A juvenile individualComment from Richard Willan on photo #18311
A juvenile individual.Comment from Scott Johnson on photo #16397
Definitely one of the many color forms of Pleurobranchus forskaliiComment from Richard Willan on photo #13903
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #16326
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #7450
A very darkly coloured individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #4916
A juvenile individual.Comment from Richard Willan on photo #1945
This pleurobranch is definitely a pale coloured form of Pleurobranchus forskalii. By contrast, Pleurobranchus grandis would have a completely different arrangement to its pattern of tubercles (1 large central tubercle surrounded by a ring of 6 smaller tubercles).Locality:
- Indonesia
- Bali (20) Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Sep, Nov
- Lembeh (13) Feb, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Rinca Island (4) Oct, Dec
- Manado (4) Oct, Nov
- Komodo (3) Jun, Aug
- North Sulawesi (3) Feb, Mar, Jun
- Raja Ampat (2) Apr, Dec
- Alor (1) Jun
- Sumbawa (1) Sep
- Bangka North Sulawesi (1) Nov
- Sangeang Island (1) Sep
- Pulau Seribu (1) Nov
- Ujung Kulon (1) May
- Philippines
- Anilao (11) Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Puerto Galera (7) Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
- Dauin (5) Apr, Jun, Nov, Dec
- Malapascua (3) Mar, Apr, Sep
- Romblon (2) Apr
- Dumaguete (1) Apr
- Davao (1) Oct
- Pangangan Island (1) Nov
- PNG
- Micronesia
- Kosrae (4) May
- Kenya
- Palau
- Palau (3) Sep
- Maldives
- Maldives (2) Jul, Dec
- Malaysia
- Aur - Dayang (2) Mar, Apr
- Sipadan (1) May
- Mabul (1) Mar
- Mantanani (1) Oct
- Layang Layang (1) Apr
- Tanzania
- Dar es Salaam (1) May
- Taiwan
- Long Dong (1) Sep
- Lailai Rock Fishing Area (1) May
- Egypt
- Nuweiba (1) Sep
- Sharm el-Sheikh (1) Mar
- Solomon Islands
- Solomon Islands (1) Oct
- Australia
- Nelson Bay (1) Apr
