Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Rossiinae Scientific name Austrorossia mastigophora Higher classification Austrorossia Order Bobtail squid | Family Sepiolidae Genus Austrorossia Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Austrorossia, Bobtail squid, Iridoteuthis iris, Semirossia tenera, Rossia glaucopis | ||
Austrorossia mastigophora is a species of bobtail squid native to western, southern and eastern Africa, from Guinea and Somalia to the Cape of Good Hope. A doubtful record of this species exists from Chile. It lives at depths to approximately 640 m.
On average, females are larger than males; they grow to 46 mm and 31 mm in mantle length, respectively.
The type specimen was collected near the east African coast (0°27′S 42°47′E). It is deposited at the Zoologisches Museum in Berlin.
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