Goniobranchus hintuanensis (Gosliner & Behrens, 1998)
22mm

Goniobranchus hintuanensis is known from the Marshalls from fewer than 10 specimens found on algae in Halimeda patches or under rocks on Kwajalein Atoll's eastern lagoon reef. The first specimen was found at a depth of 26m on 22 June 2008 measured 17mm in length. This one is figured in the first three photos below.

The second specimen, pictured below, was found on 21 July 2008 at a depth of 8m.

The specimen below was found on 26 October 2008 in Halimeda at a depth of 8m.

On algae at night on the North Loi sandspit.

Created 30 June 2008
Updated 18 February 2021

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