Marie's Mexichromis

Q: Where can you find Marie's Mexichromis?

Marie's Mexichromis can be found in: Bali, Malaysia East, Taiwan, Brunei, Australia, Japan South, Indo-Pacific Central, Australia East, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia.

Mexichromis mariei

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Mexichromis mariei is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.

Distribution

Originally described from New Caledonia this species is widespread in the central Indo-Pacific Ocean. Animals from Japan may represent related species.

Description

Mexichromis mariei has a white to pale pink mantle with scattered rounded pink-purple tubercles. The original description describes red spots around the edge of the mantle but there is usually a yellow band which may be slightly broken into patches. The gills are pale pink with a purple line on the exterior rachis. The rhinophores grade from pale pink to purple at the tips.