Hexabranchus sanguineus, Spanish dancer : fisheries

Hexabranchus sanguineus   (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)

Spanish dancer

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Nudibranchia | Hexabranchidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 1 - 50 m (Ref. 121225), usually 10 - 20 m (Ref. 866).  Tropical; 37°N - 36°S, 30°E - 144°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to Red Sea, east to French Polynesia, north to Japan, and south to Australia and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 100471)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum length is based on data from Marshall Islands (Ref. 100471). Found in coral reefs at depths of 10 to 20 m (Ref. 866). Derives a potent chemical defense from Halichondria sp., a sponge that it eats. It displays a spectacular swimming response - it throws its body into sweeping dorsoventral flexions creating synchronous undulations through its broad and vividly patterned red and white mantle (Ref. 100471).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Eggs are deposited as coiled rosettes on rocks and coral rubble (Ref. 100471).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gosliner, T. 1987 Nudibranchs of Southern Arfrica: A guide to opistobranch molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers and Jeff Hamann in association with the California Academy of Sciences. 136 pp. (Ref. 866)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.2 (based on 2479 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.
Nutrients :  Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 4.79 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 15.9 [14.8, 16.9] %; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.263, 0.400] g/100g; Selenium = 57.8 [48.5, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.

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