Spanish dancer - hexabranchus sanguineus in Carabao island, Philippines

This huge nudibranch is commonly called "spanish dancer" after its color and the way it moves in the water when it wants to swin, it looks like it is dancing with this beautiful red dress.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Excellent, stunning details! Posted one year ago
1. Vibrations
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  Thanks! Posted one year ago

abhitap

Lion

Hey, did you use housing to tg-5 and some lens attachment or just the camera? Posted one year ago
1. Vibrations
  
  Bullet Ant
  
  Hey! I use a Ikelite housing, no strobe, no extra lens. This was shot in "A" mode. Posted one year ago

The Spanish dancer

The Spanish dancer, scientific name ''Hexabranchus sanguineus'' , is a dorid nudibranch, a very large and colorful sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hexabranchidae.

Info 9 1

Similar species: Sea Slugs

Species identified by Vibrations