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Chelidonura inornata

5/8/2017

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Chelidonura inornata (Ornate swallow-tailed sea slug) at the Poor Knights Islands in New Zealand
My first ever sighting of Chelidonura inornata - so exciting! A single individual was spotted at Oculina Point at the Poor Knights Islands at a depth of around 10 metres.

Chelidonura inornata is also known as the Ornate swallow-tailed sea slug. It is rarely sighted in New Zealand. It occurs throughout the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean. In the southwest Pacific it is recorded from northern New South Wales, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and northeastern New Zealand.*

* Behind the Bubble Curtain, Auckland University Underwater Club 50th Anniversary Book.
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    Sorry if you were looking for a nude blog - this is not that kind of photo stream. Nudibranchs and sea slugs are awesome, if you don't think so then you've come to the wrong place. This is a catalogue of cool underwater sea slug sightings from New Zealand. I hope you enjoy it.

    PS. This is no place for wreck heads and cave divers, unless you have nice things to say about nudibranchs. :-)

    PPS. What cool nudibranch have you spotted? Email me and I might be able to include it in this NZ nudibranch catalogue.

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