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Sepia irvingi

Sepia irvingi

Sepia irvingi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically western Australia, from Cockburn Sound to North West Shelf (18°49′S 118°29′E). It lives at a depth of between 130 metres (430 ft) and 170 metres (560 ft). Sepia irvingi grows to a mantle length of 100 millimetres (3.9 in).

Sepia irvingi
Representative image: genus Sepia · not verified as this exact species.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

Sepia irvingi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically western Australia, from Cockburn Sound to North West Shelf (18°49′S 118°29′E). It lives at a depth of between 130 metres (430 ft) and 170 metres (560 ft).
Sepia irvingi grows to a mantle length of 100 millimetres (3.9 in).
The type specimens were collected off Garden Island, Cockburn Sound (32°11′S 115°43′E), Port Royal, King George Sound (35°03′S 117°58′E), and Warnbro Sound (32°20′S 115°43′E) in South Africa. They are deposited at the Western Australian Museum in Perth.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

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Video

Representative video of genus SepiaCredit: Kaeptn*haddock · CC BY 3.0Source ↗

Sounds

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Sepia irvingi Wikipedia

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