Euprymna phenax
| Euprymna phenax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Sepiolidae |
| Subfamily: | Sepiolinae |
| Genus: | Euprymna |
| Species: | E. phenax |
| Binomial name | |
| Euprymna phenax Voss, 1962 | |
Euprymna phenax is a species of bobtail squid native to the waters of the Indo-Pacific, off the Philippines and possibly in the East China Sea. The depth range of this species is unknown. It was originally collected at nightlight.[1]
The type specimen is 11 mm in mantle length.[1]
The type specimen was collected off the Philippines and is deposited at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C..[2]
References
- 1 2 Reid, A. & P. Jereb 2005. Family Sepiolidae. 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. 153–203.
- ↑ Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
External links
- "CephBase: Euprymna phenax". Archived from the original on 2005.
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