Austrorossia enigmatica
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A. enigmatica
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Austrorossia enigmatica is a species of bobtail squid native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean; it occurs off the coast of southern Africa from Namibia to Cape Province. It lives at depths from 276 to 400 m.[1][2]
The type specimens measure up to 27 mm in mantle length.[1]
The type locality of this species is off the South African coast. The type specimens are deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.[3]
The validity of A. enigmatica has been questioned.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reid, A. & P. Jereb 2005. Family Sepiolidae. 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. 153–203.
- ↑ Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer & H.J. Boyer 1999. Field guide to the living marine resources of Namibia. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
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