Hexabranchus giganteus Giant Spanish Dancer

Hexabranchus giganteus is commonly referred to as Giant Spanish Dancer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15825 

AphiaID:

1667300 

Scientific:

Hexabranchus giganteus 

German:

Gigantische Spanische Tänzerin 

English:

Giant Spanish Dancer 

Category:

Nakensnegler 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Hexabranchidae (Family) > Hexabranchus (Genus) > giganteus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Tibiriçá, Pola & Cervera, 2023 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Hong Kong, Arabian Sea, Cebu ((Philippines), Fiji, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles, Vanuatu, Western Indian Ocean, 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:

- 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

11.81" - 27.56" (30cm - 70cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Food specialist, Sponges 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Hexabranchus morsomus
  Karibische Spanische Tänzerin
• 
  Hexabranchus sanguineus
  Blutrote Spanische Tänzerin

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Hexabranchus aureomarginatus
  Goldrand Spanische Tänzerin, Gelbrand Spanische Tänzerin
• 
  Hexabranchus giganteus
  Gigantische Spanische Tänzerin
• 
  Hexabranchus lacer
  Gepunktete Spanische Tänzerin
• 
  Hexabranchus sandwichensis
  Rotrand Spanische Tänzerin

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-06-23 15:15:28 

Last edit:

2024-02-26 11:10:05 

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