Idiosepius thailandicus
| Idiosepius thailandicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Idiosepiidae |
| Genus: | Idiosepius |
| Species: | I. thailandicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiosepius thailandicus Chotiyaputta, Okutani & Chaitiamvong, 1991 | |
Idiosepius thailandicus is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific waters off Thailand.[1][2]
Females grow to 10 mm in mantle length (ML), while males are not known to exceed 7 mm ML.[3]
The type specimen was collected in the Gulf of Thailand and is deposited at the Marine Fisheries Division in Bangkok.[4]
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.
- ↑ Chotiyaputta, C., T. Okutani & S. Chaitiamvong 1991. A new pygmy cuttlefish from the Gulf of Thailand Idiosepius thailandicus n. sp. (Cephalopoda: Idiosepiidae). Venus, the Japanese Journal of Malacology 50(3): 165-174.
- ↑ Okutani, T. 1995. Cuttlefish and squids of the world in color. Publication for the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the National Cooperative Association of Squid Processors.
- ↑ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
External links
- "CephBase: Idiosepius thailandicus". Archived from the original on 2005.
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