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Family: Idiosepiidae pygmy cuttlefish (See list of species below)

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9 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Idiosepius biserialis
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Idiosepius kijimuna
[Ryukyu pygmy squid]
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Idiosepius macrocheir
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Idiosepius notoides
[Southern pygmy squid]
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Idiosepius paradoxus
[Northern pygmy squid]
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Idiosepius picteti
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Idiosepius pygmaeus
[Two-tone pygmy squid]
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Idiosepius thailandicus
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Kodama jujutsu
[Hannan's pygmy squid]
9 Species of Family Idiosepiidae
(pygmy cuttlefish)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Idiosepius biserialis Western Indian Ocean 1.05 ML
Idiosepius kijimuna Ryukyu pygmy squid Northwest Pacific 1.18 ML
Idiosepius macrocheir Western Indian Ocean
Idiosepius notoides Southern pygmy squid Indo-Pacific 2.5 ML
Idiosepius paradoxus Northern pygmy squid Western Pacific. 1.6 ML
Idiosepius picteti Western Central Pacific 1.7 ML
Idiosepius pygmaeus Two-tone pygmy squid Indo-West Pacific. 1.817 ML
Idiosepius thailandicus Indo-West Pacific
Kodama jujutsu Hannan's pygmy squid Northwest Pacific 1.29 ML



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