Species Identification

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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiolidae bobtail squids

Genus: Heteroteuthis

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Heteroteuthis dagamensis
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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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Heteroteuthis weberi
[Stumpy bobtail squid]

Scientific Name Heteroteuthis dagamensis Heteroteuthis dispar Heteroteuthis ryukyuensis Heteroteuthis serventyi Heteroteuthis weberi	English Name Odd bobtail Stumpy bobtail squid	Distribution Atlantic, Mediterranean, Eastern Atlantic and West Indo-Pacific. Indo-West Pacific Northwest Pacific	Max. Length 2.5 ML 3 ML	Year 1844 1902 1924 1945 2009

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