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Sepia koilados

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Cephalopoda

Family
  
Sepiidae

Scientific name
  
Sepia koilados

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Sepiida

Genus
  
Sepia

Rank
  
Species

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Sepia koilados is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the North West Shelf in western Australia (18°31′S 118°09′E to 19°12.6′S 116°25.8′E). It lives at depths of between 182 and 203 m.

Males are slightly larger than females. They grow to a mantle length of 68 mm and 58 mm, respectively.

The type specimen was collected in the North West Shelf (18°36′S 118°02′E to 18°39′S 118°04′E). It is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.

References

Sepia koilados Wikipedia