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Family: Sepiolidae bobtail squids



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72 species (see list below)
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Amutatiola macroventosa
[]

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

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Austrorossia antillensis
[Antilles bobtail]

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

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Austrorossia australis
[Big bottom bobtail squid]

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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
[]

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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
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm ML
Euprymna berryi Sasaki, 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
[]

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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
[]

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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
[]

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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
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm ML
 
Heteroteuthis serventyi
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Heteroteuthis weberi Joubin, 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
[]
No picture found
 
Iridoteuthis lophia
[]
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Iridoteuthis maoria
[]
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Iridoteuthis merlini
[]
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Nectoteuthis pourtalesi
[Mickey mouse squid]

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

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

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

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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
[]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm ML
 
Rossia mollicella
[]

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

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

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm ML
Rossia tortugaensis Voss, 1956

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Rossia tortugaensis
[Tortuga bobtail]

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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]

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

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Semirossia tenera
[Lesser shining bobtail]

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

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Sepietta neglecta
[]

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

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Sepietta obscura
[]

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

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Sepietta oweniana
[Common bobtail squid]

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

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Sepiola affinis
[]

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

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

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm ML
Sepiola birostrata Sasaki, 1918

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Sepiola birostrata
[Butterfly bobtail]

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Mediterranean Sea.
Max. Length 2.8 cm ML
Sepiola intermedia Naef, 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]

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Mediterranean Sea.
Max. Length 2.5 cm ML
Sepiola ligulata Naef, 1912

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Sepiola ligulata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm ML
 
Sepiola pfefferi
[]

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

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Sepiola robusta
[]

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

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

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

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Sepiola steenstrupiana
[]

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

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Sepiola trirostrata
[Knobby bobtail squid]

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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
[]

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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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amutatiola macroventosa Eastern Indian Ocean 2022
Austrorossia antillensis Antilles bobtail Northwest Atlantic (Ref. 9 ML 1955
Austrorossia australis Big bottom bobtail squid Indo-West Pacific 6.3 ML 1918
Austrorossia bipapillata Big-eyed bobtail squid Western Pacific 5.7 ML 1920
Austrorossia enigmatica Southeast Atlantic 2.7 ML 1924
Austrorossia mastigophora Whip-bearing bobtail Eastern Central Atlantic; 4.6 ML 1915
Choneteuthis tongaensis Eastern Central Pacific 2006
Dextrasepiola taenia Western Central Pacific 2022
Eumandya parva Spotty bobtail squid Western Pacific 1 ML 1914
Eumandya phenax Western Pacific 1.1 ML 1962
Euprymna albatrossae Western Central Pacific 2.4 ML 1962
Euprymna berryi Double-ear bobtail Indo-West Pacific 5 ML 1929
Euprymna brenneri Northwest Pacific 2019
Euprymna hoylei Indo-West Pacific 1986
Euprymna hyllebergi Eastern Indian Ocean 3.5 ML 1997
Euprymna megaspadicea Northwest Pacific 2002
Euprymna morsei Mimika bobtail squid Indo-West Pacific 4 ML 1881
Euprymna penares Indo-Pacific. 1849
Euprymna pusilla Atlantic Ocean. 1884
Euprymna schneehageni Western Central Pacific. 1884
Euprymna scolopes Hawaiian bobtail squid Eastern Central Pacific 3 ML 1913
Euprymna stenodactyla Indo-Pacific 1833
Euprymna tasmanica Southern bobtail squid Indo-West Pacific 4 ML 1884
Heteroteuthis dagamensis Eastern Atlantic and West 1924
Heteroteuthis dispar Odd bobtail Atlantic, Mediterranean, 2.5 ML 1844
Heteroteuthis ryukyuensis Northwest Pacific 2009
Heteroteuthis serventyi Indo-Pacific. 3 ML 1945
Heteroteuthis weberi Stumpy bobtail squid Indo-West Pacific 1902
Inioteuthis capensis Southeast Atlantic 1962
Inioteuthis japonica Northwest Pacific 2 ML 1845
Inioteuthis maculosa Bobtail squid Indo-West Pacific 1.4 ML 1896
Iridoteuthis iris Central Pacific 2.8 ML 1909
Iridoteuthis lophia Central Pacific 2021
Iridoteuthis maoria Southern Pacific. 1959
Iridoteuthis merlini Southern Pacific. 2021
Nectoteuthis pourtalesi Mickey mouse squid Western Atlantic 1883
Neorossia caroli Carol bobtail Atlantic Ocean and the Me 8.3 ML 1902
Neorossia leptodons Indo-West Pacific 7.8 ML 1992
Rondeletiola capensis Mediterranean Sea and the 1962
Rondeletiola minor Lentil bobtail squid Eastern Atlantic and the 2.5 ML 1912
Rossia brachyura Western Central Atlantic 1883
Rossia bullisi Bully bobtail Western Atlantic 4.5 ML 1956
Rossia glaucopis Southeast Pacific, Northe 1845
Rossia macrosoma Stout bobtail Eastern Atlantic and the 10 ML 1830
Rossia megaptera Big-fin bobtail squid Western Atlantic 8 ML 1881
Rossia moelleri Northern Atlantic and the 7 ML 1856
Rossia mollicella Northwest Pacific 3.6 ML 1920
Rossia pacifica North Pacific bobtail Pacific Ocean and the Arc 8 ML 1911
Rossia palpebrosa Warty bobtail squid Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 5 ML 1834
Rossia tortugaensis Tortuga bobtail Western Atlantic 10 ML 1956
Semirossia equalis Greater shining bobtail Western Atlantic 5 ML 1950
Semirossia patagonica Little patagonian globe Southwest Atlantic and So 1881
Semirossia tenera Lesser shining bobtail Arctic, Eastern Central P 5 ML 1880
Sepietta neglecta Eastern Atlantic and the 3.3 ML 1916
Sepietta obscura Northeast Atlantic and th 3 ML 1916
Sepietta oweniana Common bobtail squid Eastern Atlantic, the Med 5 ML 1841
Sepiola affinis Endemic to the Mediterran 2.5 ML 1912
Sepiola atlantica Atlantic bobtail Eastern Atlantic Questio 2.1 ML 1842
Sepiola aurantiaca Golden bobtail squid Northeast Atlantic and th 2 ML 1896
Sepiola birostrata Butterfly bobtail Western Pacific 2.2 ML 1918
Sepiola intermedia Intermediate bobtail squid Mediterranean Sea. 2.8 ML 1912
Sepiola knudseni Knudsen's bobtail squid Eastern Central Atlantic 1.8 ML 1984
Sepiola ligulata Mediterranean Sea. 2.5 ML 1912
Sepiola pfefferi Northeast Atlantic 1.2 ML 1921
Sepiola robusta Endemic to the Mediterran 2.8 ML 1912
Sepiola rondeletii Dwarf bobtail squid Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 6 ML 1817
Sepiola rossiaeformis Indo-Pacific. 0.1 ML 1884
Sepiola steenstrupiana Mediterranean and Black S 3 ML 1912
Sepiola trirostrata Knobby bobtail squid Western Central Pacific 1.3 ML 1962
Sepiolina nipponensis Japanese bobtail Western Pacific 2.5 ML 1911
Stoloteuthis cthulhui Western Pacific 2021
Stoloteuthis leucoptera Butterfly bob tail Southwest Pacific, Amphi- 2.5 ML 1878



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