Mexichromis pusilla Nudibranch

Mexichromis pusilla is commonly referred to as Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 7063
AphiaID:: 597884

Scientific:: Mexichromis pusilla
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: голожаберный Моллюск

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Mexichromis (Genus) > pusilla (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bergh, ), 1874

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, North Pacific (Ocean), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Tahiti, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: - 20 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 0.98" (2cm - 2.5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-25 19:35:07
Last edit:: 2025-07-26 14:21:20

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Mexichromis pusilla (Bergh, 1874)

Mexichromis pusilla is 2,5 cm in lenght.It feeds exclusively on sponges.Very similar in clolour is Verconia varians and Verconia norba.

Synonym:
Chromodoris pusilla
Durvilledoris pusilla

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 26.07.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 26.07.2025.

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Mexichromis pusilla,Semporna Malaysia - June 2025

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