Invertebrate · Not Evaluated
Nudibranch
About
Chromodoris quadricolor is a strikingly coloured sea slug, a dorid nudibranch and marine gastropod mollusc. Its species name, quadricolor, means "four-coloured" and refers to its yellow, white, blue and black markings.
- Family
- Chromodorididae
- Avg size
- 4-7 cm
- Habitat
- This nudibranch was first described from the Red Sea, where it is one of the commonest species, and it has since been reported from other parts of the Western Indian Ocean.
- Behaviour
- It feeds on the red sponge Negombata magnifica.
Where & when
Where & When to See It
Abu Dabbab
occasionalOct–MayElphinstone
occasionalOct–MayHabili Ali
occasionalOct–MayShark's Bay
occasionalOct–MayRas Bob
occasionalOct–MayJackson Reef
occasionalOct–MayRas Ghamila
occasionalOct–MayThomas Reef
occasionalOct–MaySoma Bay Garden
occasionalOct–MayRas Nasrani
occasionalOct–MayLaguna Reef
occasionalOct–MayFury Shoals
occasionalOct–MaySha'ab Sharm
occasionalOct–MayGordon Reef
occasionalOct–MaySha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
occasionalOct–MayEl Fanadir
commonOct–MayEl Fanous West
commonOct–MayEl Mina Wreck
commonOct–MayErg Abu Ramada
commonOct–MayErg Sabina
commonOct–MayFar Garden
commonOct–MayGota Kebir
commonOct–MayGota Soraya
commonOct–MayHabili Gaffar
commonOct–MayJackfish Alley
commonOct–MayKormoran
commonOct–MayLighthouse
commonOct–MayMiddle Garden
commonOct–MayNapoleon Reef
commonOct–MayNear Garden
commonOct–MayPanorama Reef
commonOct–MayPinky Wall
commonOct–MayRas Abu Helal
commonOct–MayRas Disha
commonOct–MayRas Ghozlani
commonOct–MayRas Katy
commonOct–MayRas Um Sid
commonOct–MayRas Zaatar
commonOct–MaySalem Express
commonOct–MayThe Alternatives
commonOct–MayShaab Claudia
commonOct–MayAbu Ghalawa
commonOct–MayAbu Hashish
commonOct–MayAbu Kifan
commonOct–MayAbu Ramada North
commonOct–MayAbu Ramada South
commonOct–MayBanana Reef
commonOct–MayBelina Wreck
commonOct–MayBig Giftun
commonOct–MayBlue Hole - El Bells
commonOct–MayCareless Reef
commonOct–MayDunraven (Beacon Rock)
commonOct–MayEel Gardens
commonOct–MayEl Erug
commonOct–MayErg Somaya
commonOct–MayFiddle Garden
commonOct–MayGota Abu Ramada
commonOct–MayHamda
commonOct–MayMoray Garden - Golden Blocks
commonOct–MayNorth Gabr El Bint
commonOct–MayNorth Ras Abu Galum
commonOct–MayParadise
commonOct–MayRas Burg
commonOct–MayShaab Maksur
commonOct–MayShaab Sabina
commonOct–MaySouth Ras Abu Galum
commonOct–MayTemple
commonOct–MayThe Islands
commonOct–MayShaab Abu Nugar
commonOct–MayShaab Eissa
commonOct–MayShaab Eshta
commonOct–MayShaab Petra
commonOct–MayShaab Sataya
commonOct–MayShabrur Um Gamar
commonOct–MayShark & Yolanda Reef
commonOct–MayShark Observatory
commonOct–MaySmall Crack
commonOct–MaySmall Giftun
commonOct–MaySodfa
commonOct–MayThe Canyon
commonOct–MayThe Caves
commonOct–MayThree Pools
commonOct–MayTower
commonOct–MayTurft El Shahed
commonOct–MayTurtle Bay
commonOct–MayTurtle Reef
commonOct–MayUmm Gamar North
commonOct–MayUmm Gamar South
commonOct–MayUmm Kharalim
commonOct–MayWhite Knight
commonOct–MayWoodhouse Reef
commonOct–MayAmphoras
commonOct–MayEel Garden
commonOct–MayBluff Point
abundantOct–MayThe Barge at Bluff Point
abundantOct–MayCarnatic
abundantOct–MayShaab El Erg
abundantOct–MayThe Ulysses
abundantOct–MayThistlegorm
abundantOct–MayKimon M
abundantOct–MayShag Rock (Kingston)
abundantOct–MayRosalie Moller
abundantOct–MayGiannis D
abundantOct–MaySiyul Kebira
abundantOct–MayAbu Nuhas
abundantOct–MayChrisoula K
abundantOct–MayLittle Brother Island