Goniobranchus verrieri Goniobranchus verrieri with partially retracted gills. © Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com
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Current scientific name Goniobranchus verrieri
Previous names Glossodoris marginata
Previous genera Chromodoris, Glossodoris
Order Nudibranchia - Doridoidea (Dorids)
Type Cryptobranchia (Cryptobranch dorids)
ID confidence Confirmed
Genus Goniobranchus
Species verrieri
Average size 17 mm
Colours white, orange, red
Pattern Spots
Body shape Oval
Rhinophores Horizontal
Gills External gill plume
Similar species Goniobranchus preciosus, Goniobranchus albonares, Goniobranchus daphne Geographic Distribution Widespread in Indo-Pacific.
Behaviour / Habitat Often found on the bottom or under coral rubble. Fairly common.
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Location seen Lembeh, Indonesia
Date seen 2025-09-08 Goniobranchus verrieri with partially retracted gills. © Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com © Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com © Di Syrett / MacroDivers.com About our records All sightings and photographs on this page are from our own dives. Locations shown are places where we have personally recorded this species. About MacroDivers .