Chromodoris aspersa

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nudibranchia › Chromodorididae

Collected by: Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, SteveStephen L. Coles →HWN Island Harbor Survey →Pakki A. Reath →
Date: November 11, 2002
Locality: Hawaiian Archipelago; Kauai; Station 1; NWW {Nawiliwili? -RKK}; Main Pier
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Collected the same day

On November 11, 2002, Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, Steve also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chromodoris aspersa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-02.

2026-01-02

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-21

North Pacific Ocean, Wailea, HI, US

(c) Laura Gravelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-20

North Pacific Ocean, Wailea, HI, US

(c) Laura Gravelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-20

Kamuela, HI, US

(c) ev3olution, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-28

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Chromodoris aspersa. BPBM 266669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35984116. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266669.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35984116 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026