Idiosepius macrocheir
| Idiosepius macrocheir | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Idiosepiidae |
| Genus: | Idiosepius |
| Species: | I. macrocheir |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiosepius macrocheir Voss, 1962 | |
Idiosepius macrocheir is a species of bobtail squid native to the southwestern Indian Ocean off southern Africa. It occurs in shallow waters inshore.[1]
The type specimen was collected off South Africa and is deposited at the South African Museum in Cape Town.[2]
References
- ↑ Reid, A. 2005. Family Idiosepiidae. 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. 208–210.
- ↑ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
External links
- "CephBase: Idiosepius macrocheir". Archived from the original on 2005.
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