Kingdom Animalia Genus Idiosepius Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Family Idiosepiidae Scientific name Idiosepius notoides Higher classification Idiosepius Order Bobtail squid | |
Similar Idiosepius, Bobtail squid, Idiosepius pygmaeus, Idiosepius paradoxus, Antalis entalis | ||
Idiosepius notoides, also known as the Southern Pygmy Squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, off southern and eastern Australia. It inhabits shallow, inshore waters.
Females grow to 25 mm in mantle length (ML), while males are not known to exceed 15.8 mm ML.
The type specimen was collected off Goolwa, South Australia and is deposited at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide.
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