Risbecia pulchella sea slug
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The Risbecia pulchella sea slug lives in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Risbecia pulchella sea slug
- Scientific name
- Hypselodoris pulchella
- Japanese name
- リスベキア・プルケア
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Nudibranchia
- Family
- Chromodorididae
- Genus
- Hypselodoris
Basic data
- Diet
- Gray sponges
- Range
- Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean
Where the Risbecia pulchella sea slug 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
- リスベキア・プルケア
- Français
- Risbécie coquette
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 — リスベキア・プルケアChecked: 2026-11-04
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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