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Family Pleurobranchidae

Pleurobranchus grandis

W. H. Pease, 1868

Sea Slug

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Size: 10 inches (30 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal lagoons and tops of reef slopes.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Feeds on sea squirts.

Note: Shown for identification only, best left in the wild.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Gastropoda

    Order: Pleurobranchomorpha

    Family: Pleurobranchidae

    Genus: Pleurobranchus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Red specimen is an adult.

 Pleurobranchus grandis (Sea Slug)
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 Pleurobranchus grandis (Sea Slug)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
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