Idiosepius biserialis
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Idiosepius biserialis is a species of bobtail squid
native to the southwestern Indian Ocean
off southern Africa
. Records of this species from the Andaman Sea
probably
refer to Idiosepius thailandicus
. I. biserialis occurs in shallow waters inshore.
Females grow to 10.5 mm in mantle
length.
The type specimen was collected off South Africa
and is deposited at the South African Museum in Cape Town
.
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...
native to the southwestern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
off southern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Records of this species from the Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea or Burma Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands, India; it is part of the Indian Ocean....
probably
refer to Idiosepius thailandicus
Idiosepius thailandicus
Idiosepius 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....
. I. biserialis occurs in shallow waters inshore.
Females grow to 10.5 mm in mantle
Mantle (mollusc)
The mantle is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of flaps well beyond the visceral mass itself.In many, but by no means all, species of molluscs, the epidermis of the mantle secretes...
length.
The type specimen was collected off South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and is deposited at the South African Museum in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
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