Sepia kiensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Subgenus: | Doratosepion |
| Species: | S. kiensis
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| Sepia kiensis | |
Sepia kiensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically the Kai Islands, possibly to Timor and northern Australia. It lives at depth to 256 m.[3] The validity of S. kiensis has been questioned.[4]
Sepia kiensis grows to a mantle length of 37 mm.[3]
The type specimen was collected off Kai Island in the Arafura Sea. It is deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.[4]
References
- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia kiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162577A920458. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162577A920458.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Finn, Julian (2016). "Sepia kiensis Hoyle, 1885". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. 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. 57–152.
- ^ a b Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
External links
- "CephBase: Sepia kiensis". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17.
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