Austrorossia mastigophora (Chun, 1915)
Whip-bearing bobtail
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Family:  Sepiolidae (bobtail squids), subfamily: Rossiinae
Max. size:  3.1 cm ML (male/unsexed); 4.6 cm ML (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 640 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Atlantic; Southeast Atlantic; Western Indian Ocean: from Guinea and Somalia to Cape of Good Hope.
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IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 28 March 2009 Ref. 123251)
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