Kingdom Animalia Order Sepiida Genus Sepia Scientific name Sepia irvingi Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Sepiidae Subgenus Sepia Higher classification Sepia | |
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Sepia irvingi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically western Australia, from Cockburn Sound to North West Shelf (18°49′S 118°29′E). It lives at a depth of between 130 and 170 m.
S. irvingi grows to a mantle length of 100 mm.
The type specimens were collected off Garden Island, Cockburn Sound (32°11′S 115°43′E), Port Royal, King George Sound (35°03′S 117°58′E), and Warnbro Sound (32°20′S 115°43′E) in South Africa. They are deposited at the Western Australian Museum in Perth.
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