Sepioloidea pacifica
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| Sepioloidea pacifica | |
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| File:Pacific Bottletail Sepioloidea pacifica (3) (cropped).jpg | |
| Sepioloidea pacifica observed in the Wellington Harbour, New Zealand | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Sepiadariidae |
| Genus: | Sepioloidea |
| Species: | S. pacifica
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| Sepioloidea pacifica | |
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Sepioloidea pacifica, also known as the Pacific bobtail squid, is a species of cephalopod native to the southern Pacific Ocean; it occurs off New Zealand in the west and in the Nazca and Sala y Gomez submarine ridges in the east.[3][4]
The type specimen was collected off New Zealand and is deposited at the National Museum of New Zealand in Wellington.[5] Sepioloidea pacifica was first described as a species in 1882 by T.W. Kirk.[6]
Morphology
[edit | edit source]Mantle
[edit | edit source]Male mantles can grow up to 19 mm in length, and female mantles can grow up to 26 mm in length.[7]
Suckers
[edit | edit source]Sepioloidea pacifica have rows of 5 biserial suckers, with the largest suckers closer to the edge of the arms.[7]
References
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- ^ Reid, A. 2005. Family Sepiadariidae. 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. 204–207.
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External links
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