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Goniobranchus aureomarginatus Gold-margined Nudibranch

Goniobranchus aureomarginatus is commonly referred to as Gold-margined Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Goniobranchus aureomarginatus,Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2025


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
9385 
AphiaID:
597349 
Scientific:
Goniobranchus aureomarginatus 
German:
Goldrand-Prachtsternschnecke 
English:
Gold-margined Nudibranch 
Category:
Nakensnäckor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Goniobranchus (Genus) > aureomarginatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Cheeseman, ), 1881 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
- 5 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 
Size:
1.18" - 1.77" (3cm - 4.5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-12-13 20:28:41 

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Goniobranchus aureomarginatus (Cheeseman, 1881)

This sea slug is white with a yellow mantle margin.Rhinophores and gills are translucent white with pale white pigments.Goniobranchus aureomarginatus is a nocturnal nudibranch. Its feed exclusively on sponges.

Goniobranchus aureomarginatus is probably endemic in New Zealand.

Synonyme:
Chromodoris aureomarginata
Glossodoris aureomarginata
Lissodoris mollis

External links

  1. New Zwaland Mollusca (en). Abgerufen am 13.12.2025.
  2. REFF species of the World (en). Abgerufen am 13.12.2025.
  3. Wikipedia englisch (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Goniobranchus aureomarginatus ,Copyright Dr. Paddy Ryan
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Goniobranchus aureomarginatus,Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2025
Goniobranchus aureomarginatus,Auckland, Región de Auckland, Nueva Zelanda 2025
Chromodoris aureomarginata,30mm,Poor Knights Islands, NZ

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