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.[2]

Idiosepius paradoxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Family: Idiosepiidae
Genus: Idiosepius
Species:
I. paradoxus
Binomial name
Idiosepius paradoxus
(Ortmann, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Microteuthis paradoxus
    Ortmann, 1888
  • Idiosepius pygmaeus paradoxus
    (Ortmann, 1888)

I. paradoxus grows to 16 mm in mantle length.[2]

The type specimen was collected off Kadsiyama in Tokyo Bay. It is deposited at the Musee Zoologique in Strasbourg.[3]

References

  1. Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Idiosepius paradoxus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162657A937941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162657A937941.en. Downloaded on 09 February 2018.
  2. Reid, A. 2005. Family Idiosepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 208–210.
  3. Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda

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