Species Identification

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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiolidae bobtail squids

Genus: Sepiola

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Sepiola affinis
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Sepiola atlantica
[Atlantic bobtail]

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Max. Length 2 cm ML

Sepiola aurantiaca
[Golden bobtail squid]

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Sepiola birostrata
[Butterfly bobtail]

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Sepiola intermedia
[Intermediate bobtail squid]

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Max. Length 1.8 cm ML

Sepiola knudseni
[Knudsen's bobtail squid]

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Sepiola ligulata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm ML

Sepiola pfefferi
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Sepiola robusta
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Sepiola rondeletii
[Dwarf bobtail squid]

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Max. Length 0.1 cm ML

Sepiola rossiaeformis
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Sepiola steenstrupiana
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Sepiola trirostrata
[Knobby bobtail squid]

Scientific Name Sepiola affinis Sepiola atlantica Sepiola aurantiaca Sepiola birostrata Sepiola intermedia Sepiola knudseni Sepiola ligulata Sepiola pfefferi Sepiola robusta Sepiola rondeletii Sepiola rossiaeformis Sepiola steenstrupiana Sepiola trirostrata	English Name Atlantic bobtail Butterfly bobtail Dwarf bobtail squid Golden bobtail squid Intermediate bobtail squid Knobby bobtail squid Knudsen's bobtail squid	Distribution Eastern Atlantic, Mediter Eastern Atlantic Questio Eastern Central Atlantic Endemic to the Mediterran Indo-Pacific. Mediterranean and Black S Mediterranean Sea. Northeast Atlantic Northeast Atlantic and th Western Central Pacific Western Pacific	Max. Length 0.1 ML 1.2 ML 1.3 ML 1.8 ML 2 ML 2.1 ML 2.2 ML 2.5 ML 2.8 ML 3 ML 6 ML	Year 1817 1842 1884 1896 1912 1918 1921 1962 1984

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