Sepiadarium kochi

Sepiadarium kochi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiadariidae
Genus: Sepiadarium
Species: S. kochi
Binomial name
Sepiadarium kochi
Steenstrup, 1881

Sepiadarium kochi, common name tropical bottletail squid or Koch's bottletail squid, is an edible species of cuttlefish.[1]

Description

This species grows to a maximum mantle length of approximately 3 cm.[2]

Distribution

Sepiadarium kochi is found in the Indo-West Pacific from India to Japan, and throughout the Indo-Malayan region.[2]

Habitat

This species is a demersal animal, and has been found living at a depth of 60 m.[2]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sepiadarium kochi Steenstrup, 1881". Marinespecies.org. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sepiadarium kochi, bottletail cuttlefish". Sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2011-08-29.

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