Three-lobed T-bar Nudibranch
Amazing fact
The nudibranch Ceratosoma trilobatum has large lobes on the sides of its body just in front of its gills.
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The nudibranch Ceratosoma trilobatum has large lobes on the sides of its body just in front of its gills.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Three-lobed T-bar Nudibranch
- Scientific name
- Ceratosoma trilobatum
- Japanese name
- ニシキウミウシ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Chromodorididae
- Genus
- Ceratosoma
Its color varies, from yellowish brown to reddish purple, and it looks bright and showy.
Basic data
- Range
- India and the western Pacific
Where the Three-lobed T-bar Nudibranch has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ニシキウミウシ
- 简体中文
- 三叶突尾海牛
- 繁體中文
- 角質海麒麟
- 한국어
- 긴꼬리갯민숭이
- Français
- Cératosome trilobé
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ニシキウミウシChecked: 2026-11-04
- Australian Museum — Ceratosoma trilobatumChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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