General Description
Body shape slug-like with gill structures visible as a single cluster on the back of the animal. Pattern includes shades or colours of white, orange and/or red. Similar to Ceratosoma amoenum but C. brevicaudatum is longer, higher, and more solid. Animal up to 12 cm long.
Biology
Short-tailed Sea Slugs are the most commonly-encountered sea slug in south-eastern Australia. They feed on sponges and lay transparent-white spiral strings of eggs.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Intertidal to deeper waters, to depth of 120 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Pink-orange, red spots with white edges.
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Colours
Pink, Orange, Red
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Sponge
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Abraham, 1876
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Common Name
Short-tailed Sea Slug
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Other Names
Nudibranch
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Species Name
brevicaudatum
