Sepia koilados
| Sepia koilados | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Subgenus: | Doratosepion |
| Species: | S. koilados |
| Binomial name | |
| Sepia koilados Reid, 2000 | |
Sepia koilados is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the North West Shelf in western Australia (18°31′S 118°09′E / 18.517°S 118.150°E to 19°12.6′S 116°25.8′E / 19.2100°S 116.4300°E). It lives at depths of between 182 and 203 m.[1]
Males are slightly larger than females. They grow to a mantle length of 68 mm and 58 mm, respectively.[1]
The type specimen was collected in the North West Shelf (18°36′S 118°02′E / 18.600°S 118.033°E to 18°39′S 118°04′E / 18.650°S 118.067°E). It is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.[2]
References
- 1 2 Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57–152.
- ↑ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
External links
- "CephBase: Sepia koilados". Archived from the original on 2005.
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