Sepietta oweniana (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Common bobtail squid
Sepietta oweniana
photo by FAO

Family:  Sepiolidae (bobtail squids), subfamily: Sepiolinae
Max. size:  5 cm ML (male/unsexed); 4 cm ML (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 42 - 701 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean: from Norway to Mauritania and the Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 March 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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