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 / 18.517°S 118.150°E to 19°12.6′S 116°25.8′E / 19.2100°S 116.4300°E). It lives at depths of between 182 and 203 m.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Subgenus: | Doratosepion |
| Species: | S. koilados
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Males are slightly larger than females. They grow to a mantle length of 68 mm and 58 mm, respectively.[3]
The type specimen was collected in the North West Shelf (18°36′S 118°02′E / 18.600°S 118.033°E to 18°39′S 118°04′E / 18.650°S 118.067°E). It is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.[4]
References
edit- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia koilados". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162503A904119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162503A904119.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Finn, Julian (2016). "Sepia koilados Reid, 2000". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. 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. 57–152.
- ^ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
External links
edit- "CephBase: Sepia koilados". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
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