Goniobranchus sinensis

Goniobranchus sinensis is a species of colourful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.^[2][3][4]

Goniobranchus sinensis
The nudibranch Goniobranchus sinensis, Mirs Bay, Hong Kong.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Nudibranchia
Family:	Chromodorididae
Genus:	Goniobranchus
Species:	G. sinensis
Binomial name
Goniobranchus sinensis (Rudman, 1985)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Chromodoris sinensis Rudman, 1985 (basionym)

Distribution

This marine species was described from Hong Kong.^[5] It also occurs in Japan and has been reported from Indonesia and Malaysia.^[6]

Description

Head of Goniobranchus sinensis showing cherry red rhinophores.

Goniobranchus sinensis is a chromodorid nudibranch with a semi-translucent white mantle and coloured margin. In this species there is a yellow band, then a red marginal band with a narrow opaque white band at the very edge of the mantle. The rhinophores and gills are cherry red. The body reaches a length of 20 mm.^[7][8]