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Sepia sokotriensis

Sepia sokotriensis

Sepia sokotriensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically off Sokotra Island, and probably east Africa. It lives at depths to 100 m. Sepia sokotriensis grows to a mantle length of 80 mm. The type specimen was collected near Sokotra Island in the Arabian Sea (12°10′N 54°25′E).

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

Overview

Sepia sokotriensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically off Sokotra Island, and probably east Africa. It lives at depths to 100 m.
Sepia sokotriensis grows to a mantle length of 80 mm.
The type specimen was collected near Sokotra Island in the Arabian Sea (12°10′N 54°25′E). It is deposited at the Zoological Museum in Moscow.

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Video

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

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References

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

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