- English Common Name
- Spanish Dancer
- Scientific name
- Hexabranchus sanguineus
- Taxonomy
- Order: Nudibranchia, Family: Hexabranchidae
- Size
- Up to 60 cm
- Species Distribution
- Indian Ocean, Tropical Western Pacific
- Hexabranchus sanguineus is the largest species of order Nudibranchia, and the size can reach up to 60 cm. It swims flapping its mantle like a fin. Its common name is “Spanish Dancer,” named after the way it swims with its red mantle moving like a flamenco dancer’s skirt.
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- Updated July 2018
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