Sepiella mangkangunga
| Sepiella mangkangunga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepiella |
| Species: | S. mangkangunga
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| Binomial name | |
| Sepiella mangkangunga Reid & , 1998
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Sepiella mangkangunga is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically off the Northern Territory in Australia (12°48′S 130°21′E / 12.800°S 130.350°E to 13°14′S 130°57′E / 13.233°S 130.950°E). It lives at depths from 1.1 to 3.3 m.[1]
WikiMiniAtlasFemales are on average slightly larger than males. They grow to 59 and 58 mm in mantle length, respectively.[1]
The type specimen was collected off in the Northern Territory (12°48′S 130°21′E / 12.800°S 130.350°E). It is deposited at the in Darwin.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57���152.
- ^ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
External links[]
- "CephBase: Sepiella mangkangunga". Archived from the original on 2005.
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