Order Sepiida Higher classification Sepioloidea | Scientific name Sepioloidea pacifica Rank Species | |
Similar Sepiadariidae, Cuttlefish, Cephalopod |
Sepioloidea pacifica, also known as the Pacific bobtail squid, is a species of cuttlefish native to the southern Pacific Ocean; it occurs off New Zealand in the west and in the Nazca and Sala y Gomez submarine ridges in the east.
The type specimen was collected off New Zealand and is deposited at the National Museum of New Zealand in Wellington.
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