Sepiola aurantiaca Jatta, 1896
Golden bobtail squid
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Family:  Sepiolidae (bobtail squids), subfamily: Sepiolinae
Max. size:  2 cm ML (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 200 - 400 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: Norway and northern Mediterranean Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Rare. Inhabits outer shelf and upper bathyal (Ref. 1695, page 180).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 27 March 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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