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Hypselodoris kanga Kanga Hypselodoris Nudibranch

Hypselodoris kanga is commonly referred to as Kanga Hypselodoris Nudibranch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Hypselodoris kanga,Strait of Malacca 2022


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lexID:
5511 
AphiaID:
209599 
Scientific:
Hypselodoris kanga 
German:
Kanga Hypselodoris 
English:
Kanga Hypselodoris Nudibranch 
Category:
Nudibranchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Chromodorididae (Family) > Hypselodoris (Genus) > kanga (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rudman, 1977 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Indian Ocean, Mozambique, Red Sea, Singapore, Tansania 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Artificial reefs, Coral rubble substrate, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.79" - 1.65" (2cm - 4.2cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Food specialist, Sponges 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-12-14 20:06:23 

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Hypselodoris kanga Rudman, 1977

Hypselodoris kanga have a bluish background colour with dark blue lines and yellow or orange spots. Very similar is Hypselodoris infucata.

Hypselodoris kanga feeds on sponges.

External links

  1. Sea Slug Forum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 14.12.2025.
  3. wildsingapore (en). Abgerufen am 14.12.2025.

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