inhambane — 26 October 2025
- Location seen
- inhambane, mozambique
- Date seen
- 2025-10-26
- Depth
- 20
Chromodoris hamiltoni
Hamilton's Chromodoris
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Chromodoris hamiltoni
- Common name
- Hamilton's Chromodoris
- Order
- Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
- Type
- cryptobranchia
- Genus
- Chromodoris
- Species
- hamiltoni
- Average size
- 65 mm
- Colours
- white, black, blue, orange
- Pattern
- bands, edged mantle, lines
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Horizontal
- Gills
- External gill plume
- Similar species
- Other Chromodoris.
Geographic Distribution
Western Indian Ocean.
Identification
Blue body with black longitudinal line (or lines). Black band. Mantle edge orange. White section at head end. Gills and lamellate rhinophores orange and retractable.