Neorossia leptodons: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Cephalopoda
Order
Sepiida
Family
Sepiolidae
Genus
Neorossia
Species
Neorossia leptodons
Scientific Name
Neorossia leptodons

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Neorossia leptodons

Neorossia leptodons is a species of bobtail squid native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, from New South Wales (32°08′S 153°07′E) to South Australia (33°58′S 131°22′E). It lives at depths from 130 to 1,110 m.

N. leptodons exhibits sexual dimorphism. Females grow to 77.5 mm in mantle length (ML), while males are not known to exceed 42 mm ML.

The type specimen was collected in the Great Australian Bight, South Australia (37°18.81′S 138°36.3′E to 37°17.76′S 138°35.01′E). It is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.

...
 

Parent Taxon

Top Observation Places