Sepia vercoi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the waters off Western Australia (18°31′S 118°09′E / 18.517°S 118.150°E to 25°31′S 112°29′E / 25.517°S 112.483°E). It lives at depths of 76 to 201 m.[3]
| Sepia vercoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Subgenus: | Doratosepion |
| Species: | S. vercoi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Sepia vercoi | |
Both sexes of S. vercoi grow to 46 mm in mantle length.[3]
The type specimen was collected west of Shark Bay, Western Australia (25°31′S 112°29′E / 25.517°S 112.483°E). It is deposited at the Western Australian Museum in Perth.[4]
References
edit- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia vercoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162578A920620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162578A920620.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Finn, Julian (2016). "Sepia vercoi Adam, 1979". 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 vercoi". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
 | This cuttlefish article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |