Photo of Goniobranchus bombayanus taken by Darja Tjioe at Similan Islands, Thailand (verified by Richard Willan)
Scientific Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNudibranchia
SuborderDoridina
FamilyChromodorididae
SpeciesGoniobranchus bombayanus

Information

Also known as Chromodoris naiki, Glossodoris bombayana, Goniobranchus naiki
Comment from expert, Richard Willan: This chromodorid nudibranch is characterised by its pustulose mantle, by the greenish grey mantle with opaque white speckles over the central area, by the black and reddish golden spots in clusters laterally on the mantle, and by the yellowish or greyish gills with white speckles. It is a rare species, presently only known from the northern Indian Ocean, from India and the Andaman Sea.

Locality

Thailand
Phuket
May, Jul, Oct
Koh Phi Phi
Dec
Similan Islands
Jan
 
India
Ratnagiri
Feb
Gujarat
Mar

Sample Photos of Goniobranchus bombayanus

Photo by Pornsak Noiphan in Phuket, Thailand
Photo by Vishal Bhave in Ratnagiri, India
Photo by Vishal Bhave in Ratnagiri, India
Photo by Bhavik Patel in Gujarat, India