Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Polyceroidea Subfamily Nembrothinae Scientific name Roboastra tigris Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Polyceridae Genus Roboastra Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Roboastra, Roboastra gracilis, Tambja, Roboastra luteolineata, Nembrotha megalocera | ||
Roboastra tigris is a species of sea slug, a polycerid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.
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Distribution
This species is found in the Gulf of California.
Description
Roboastra tigris can grow as large as 30 cm in length. Like other nudibranchs in the genus Roboastra, it is carnivorous and predatory, feeding on other sea slugs.
References
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