Lembeh — 27 August 2026
- Location seen
- Lembeh, Indonesia
- Date seen
- 2026-08-27
- Depth
- 18
Cyerce blackburnae
Butterfly Seaslug
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About this species
- Current scientific name
- Cyerce blackburnae
- Common name
- Butterfly Seaslug
- Previous names
- Cyerce bourbonica
- Order
- Sapsucking slugs (Sacoglossa)
- Type
- N/A
- Genus
- Cyerce
- Species
- blackburnae
- Average size
- 25 mm
- Colours
- white, yellow, orange, brown, cream, grey
- Pattern
- spots, mottled, blotches
- Body shape
- Oval
- Rhinophores
- Ornate/Complex
- Gills
- Cerata
Geographic Distribution
Indo-West Pacific.
Identification
Mainly cream with spots and blotches. The cerata are flat, leaf-like plates and have pale spots and tiny black dots. The rhinophores are flattened and bifurcated (forked) translucent or brown with white spots.
Behaviour / Habitat
Found in shallow water under coral rubble or sand.