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Neorossia leptodons

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Sepiolida

Subfamily
  
Scientific name
  
Neorossia leptodons

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Family
  
Genus
  
Neorossia

Higher classification
  
Neorossia

Similar
  
Austrorossia, Austrorossia mastigophora, Rossia glaucopis

Neorossia leptodons is a species of bobtail squid native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, from New South Wales (32°08′S 153°07′E) to South Australia (33°58′S 131°22′E). It lives at depths from 130 to 1,110 m.

N. leptodons exhibits sexual dimorphism. Females grow to 77.5 mm in mantle length (ML), while males are not known to exceed 42 mm ML.

The type specimen was collected in the Great Australian Bight, South Australia (37°18.81′S 138°36.3′E to 37°17.76′S 138°35.01′E). It is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.

References

Neorossia leptodons Wikipedia


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