Sepiola
Encyclopedia
Sepiola is a genus
of bobtail squid
comprising around 15 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bobtail squid
Bobtail squid
Bobtail squid are a group of cephalopods closely related to cuttlefish. Bobtail squid tend to have a rounder mantle than cuttlefish and have no cuttlebone. They have eight suckered arms and two tentacles and are generally quite small...
comprising around 15 species.
Species
- Genus Sepiola
- Sepiola affinis, Anagolous Bobtail
- Sepiola atlantica, Atlantic Bobtail
- Sepiola aurantiaca, Golden Bobtail
- Sepiola birostrata, Butterfly Bobtail
- Sepiola intermedia, Intermediate Bobtail
- Sepiola knudseniSepiola knudseniSepiola knudseni is a species of bobtail squid native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, specifically northwest and west Africa, from the Canary Islands to the Gulf of Guinea. It lives on the inner continental shelf. S. knudseni lives at depths of 32 to 90 m.Females of this species are on average...
- Sepiola ligulata, Tongue Bobtail
- Sepiola parva
- Sepiola pfefferiSepiola pfefferiSepiola pfefferi is a species of bobtail squid native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Specifically, it occurs on the continental shelf off the Faroe Islands and from southern Norway to Brittany in France. The depth range of this species is unknown....
* - Sepiola robusta, Robust Bobtail
- Sepiola rondeleti, Dwarf Bobtail
- Sepiola rossiaeformisSepiola rossiaeformisSepiola rossiaeformis is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific. Its exact range is unknown.Little is known about the size of this species. The type specimen is 6.0 mm in mantle length....
* - Sepiola steenstrupiana, Steenstrup's Bobtail
- Sepiola trirostrata
- Sepiola sp., Southern Bobtail SquidSouthern Bobtail SquidThe Southern Bobtail Squid has not yet been formally named and little is known of its exact biology and distribution, but has been placed in the Sepiola genus. It has been collected in reef areas along most of the Australian south coast. The squid uses bioluminescent bacteria situated in a special...