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Family: Sepiolidae bobtail squids



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72 species (see list below)
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Amutatiola macroventosa
[]

FAO

Northwest Atlantic (Ref.
Max. Length 9 cm ML
Austrorossia antillensis(Voss, 1955)

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Austrorossia antillensis
[Antilles bobtail]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm ML
Austrorossia australis(Berry, 1918)

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Austrorossia australis
[Big bottom bobtail squid]

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm ML
Austrorossia bipapillata(Sasaki, 1920)

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Austrorossia bipapillata
[Big-eyed bobtail squid]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm ML
 
Austrorossia enigmatica
[]
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Max. Length 4.6 cm ML
 
Austrorossia mastigophora
[Whip-bearing bobtail]
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Choneteuthis tongaensis
[]
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Dextrasepiola taenia
[]

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1 cm ML
Eumandya parva(Sasaki, 1914)

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Eumandya parva
[Spotty bobtail squid]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm ML
 
Eumandya phenax
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm ML
 
Euprymna albatrossae
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm ML
Euprymna berryiSasaki, 1929

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Euprymna berryi
[Double-ear bobtail]
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Euprymna brenneri
[]
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Euprymna hoylei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ML
 
Euprymna hyllebergi
[]
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Euprymna megaspadicea
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm ML
Euprymna morsei(Verrill, 1881)

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Euprymna morsei
[Mimika bobtail squid]
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Euprymna penares
[]
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Euprymna pusilla
[]
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Euprymna schneehageni
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm ML
 
Euprymna scolopes
[Hawaiian bobtail squid]
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Euprymna stenodactyla
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm ML
Euprymna tasmanica(Pfeffer, 1884)

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Euprymna tasmanica
[Southern bobtail squid]
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Heteroteuthis dagamensis
[]

FAO

Atlantic, Mediterranean,
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Heteroteuthis dispar(Rüppell, 1844)

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Heteroteuthis dispar
[Odd bobtail]
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Heteroteuthis ryukyuensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ML
 
Heteroteuthis serventyi
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific

Heteroteuthis weberiJoubin, 1902

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Heteroteuthis weberi
[Stumpy bobtail squid]
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Inioteuthis capensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ML
 
Inioteuthis japonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm ML
 
Inioteuthis maculosa
[Bobtail squid]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm ML
 
Iridoteuthis iris
[]
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Iridoteuthis lophia
[]
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Iridoteuthis maoria
[]
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Iridoteuthis merlini
[]
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Nectoteuthis pourtalesi
[Mickey mouse squid]

FAO

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 8.3 cm ML
Neorossia caroli(Joubin, 1902)

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Neorossia caroli
[Carol bobtail]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm ML
 
Neorossia leptodons
[]
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Rondeletiola capensis
[]

Rodríguez, Mariano García

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Rondeletiola minor(Naef, 1912)

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Rondeletiola minor
[Lentil bobtail squid]
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Rossia brachyura
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm ML
 
Rossia bullisi
[Bully bobtail]
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Rossia glaucopis
[]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 10 cm ML
Rossia macrosoma(Chiaie, 1830)

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Rossia macrosoma
[Stout bobtail]
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Max. Length 8 cm ML
 
Rossia megaptera
[Big-fin bobtail squid]
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Max. Length 7 cm ML
 
Rossia moelleri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm ML
 
Rossia mollicella
[]

FAO

Pacific Ocean and the Arc
Max. Length 8 cm ML
Rossia pacificaBerry, 1911

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Rossia pacifica
[North Pacific bobtail]
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Max. Length 5 cm ML
 
Rossia palpebrosa
[Warty bobtail squid]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm ML
Rossia tortugaensisVoss, 1956

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Rossia tortugaensis
[Tortuga bobtail]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm ML
Semirossia equalis(Voss, 1950)

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Semirossia equalis
[Greater shining bobtail]
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Semirossia patagonica
[Little patagonian globe]

FAO

Arctic, Eastern Central P
Max. Length 5 cm ML
Semirossia tenera(Verrill, 1880)

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Semirossia tenera
[Lesser shining bobtail]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 3.3 cm ML
Sepietta neglectaNaef, 1916

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Sepietta neglecta
[]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 3 cm ML
Sepietta obscuraNaef, 1916

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Sepietta obscura
[]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic, the Med
Max. Length 5 cm ML
Sepietta oweniana(d'Orbigny, 1841)

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Sepietta oweniana
[Common bobtail squid]

FAO

Endemic to the Mediterran
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Sepiola affinisNaef, 1912

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Sepiola affinis
[]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic Questio
Max. Length 2.1 cm ML
Sepiola atlanticaD'Orbigny, 1839-1842

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Sepiola atlantica
[Atlantic bobtail]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ML
 
Sepiola aurantiaca
[Golden bobtail squid]

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm ML
Sepiola birostrataSasaki, 1918

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Sepiola birostrata
[Butterfly bobtail]

FAO

Mediterranean Sea.
Max. Length 2.8 cm ML
Sepiola intermediaNaef, 1912

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Sepiola intermedia
[Intermediate bobtail squid]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm ML
 
Sepiola knudseni
[Knudsen's bobtail squid]

FAO

Mediterranean Sea.
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Sepiola ligulataNaef, 1912

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Sepiola ligulata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm ML
 
Sepiola pfefferi
[]

FAO

Endemic to the Mediterran
Max. Length 2.8 cm ML
Sepiola robustaNaef, 1912

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Sepiola robusta
[]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Max. Length 6 cm ML
Sepiola rondeletiiLeach, 1817

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Sepiola rondeletii
[Dwarf bobtail squid]
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Max. Length 0.1 cm ML
 
Sepiola rossiaeformis
[]

FAO

Mediterranean and Black S
Max. Length 3 cm ML
Sepiola steenstrupianaLevy, 1912

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Sepiola steenstrupiana
[]

FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.3 cm ML
Sepiola trirostrataVoss, 1962

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Sepiola trirostrata
[Knobby bobtail squid]

FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Sepiolina nipponensis(Berry, 1911)

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Sepiolina nipponensis
[Japanese bobtail]
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Stoloteuthis cthulhui
[]

FAO

Southwest Pacific, Amphi-
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Stoloteuthis leucoptera(Verrill, 1878)

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Stoloteuthis leucoptera
[Butterfly bob tail]


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