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Sepia koilados

Sepia koilados
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Subgenus: Doratosepion
Species: S. koilados
Binomial name
Sepia koilados
Reid, 2000

Sepia koilados is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the North West Shelf in western Australia (18°31′S 118°09′E / 18.517°S 118.150°E / -18.517; 118.150 to 19°12.6′S 116°25.8′E / 19.2100°S 116.4300°E / -19.2100; 116.4300). It lives at depths of between 182 and 203 m.

Males are slightly larger than females. They grow to a mantle length of 68 mm and 58 mm, respectively.

The type specimen was collected in the North West Shelf (18°36′S 118°02′E / 18.600°S 118.033°E / -18.600; 118.033 to 18°39′S 118°04′E / 18.650°S 118.067°E / -18.650; 118.067). It is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne.


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