Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Spanish Dancer
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Spanish Dancer
Category: Dorid Nudibranchs
Scientific Name: Hexabranchus sanguineus
Synonyms: Hexabranchus pulchellus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 3-300 ft. (1-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  └Euthyneura (Infraclass)
   └Nudipleura (Superorder)
    └Doridida (Order)
     └Doridoidei (Infraorder)
      └Chromodoridoidea (Superfamily)
       └Hexabranchidae (Family)
        └Hexabranchus (Genus)










































































































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