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Batwing seaslug

Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814)

AnimalsOther Opisthobranchs

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern Mediterranean

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

(DGerman (Germany)
GastroptéronFrench (France)
Gastroptéron écarlateFrench (France)
Limace chauve-sourisFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

Gasteropteron
Gastroptera meckeli
Sarcopterus ruber

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Gastropteron rubrum

GBIF — Gastropteron rubrum

Sources

LAMARE Véronique, COURTOIS Patricia, SITTLER Alain-Pierre, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 13/08/2019 : Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1149

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Gastropteron rubrum (Rafinesque, 1814), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/366

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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