Idiosepiidae
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Idiosepius is a genus
of bobtail squid
encompassing around eight species. It is the sole genus of the family
Idiosepiidae.
Members of this genus represent no interest to commercial fisheries
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The species listed above with an asterisk (* ) is questionable and needs further study to determine if it is a valid species or a synonym.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bobtail squid
Bobtail squid
Bobtail squid are a group of cephalopods closely related to cuttlefish. Bobtail squid tend to have a rounder mantle than cuttlefish and have no cuttlebone. They have eight suckered arms and two tentacles and are generally quite small...
encompassing around eight species. It is the sole genus of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Idiosepiidae.
Members of this genus represent no interest to commercial fisheries
Fishery
Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...
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Species
- Idiosepius biserialisIdiosepius biserialisIdiosepius biserialis is a species of bobtail squid native to the southwestern Indian Ocean off southern Africa. Records of this species from the Andaman Sea probablyrefer to Idiosepius thailandicus. I...
- Idiosepius macrocheirIdiosepius macrocheirIdiosepius macrocheir is a species of bobtail squid native to the southwestern Indian Ocean off southern Africa. It occurs in shallow waters inshore....
- Idiosepius minimusIdiosepius minimusIdiosepius minimus is a species of bobtail squid native to the "coast of Africa" where it occurs in shallow, inshore waters.I. minimus grows to 15 mm in mantle length....
* - Idiosepius notoides, Southern Pygmy Squid
- Idiosepius paradoxus, Northern Pygmy Squid
- Idiosepius pictetiIdiosepius pictetiIdiosepius picteti is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific waters off eastern Indonesia.I. picteti grows to 17 mm in mantle length....
- Idiosepius pygmaeus, Two-toned Pygmy Squid
- Idiosepius thailandicusIdiosepius thailandicusIdiosepius thailandicus is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific waters off Thailand.Females grow to 10 mm in mantle length , while males are not known to exceed 7 mm ML....
The species listed above with an asterisk (