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Idiosepius paradoxus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Idiosepius

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Idiosepiidae

Scientific name
  
Idiosepius paradoxus

Higher classification
  
Idiosepius

Order
  
Bobtail squid

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Similar
  
Idiosepius, Idiosepius pygmaeus, Bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, Pacific seaweed pipefish

idiosepius paradoxus


Idiosepius paradoxus, also known as the Northern Pygmy Squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the western Pacific Ocean, including the waters off South Korea, northern Australia, as well as the Japanese islands of Honshū, Kyūshū, and southern Hokkaidō. It inhabits shallow, inshore waters.

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I. paradoxus grows to 16 mm in mantle length.

The type specimen was collected off Kadsiyama in Tokyo Bay. It is deposited at the Musee Zoologique in Strasbourg.

idiosepius paradoxus


References

Idiosepius paradoxus Wikipedia