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Family Idiosepiidae

Idiosepius pygmaeus

Steenstrup, 1881

Two-tone Pygmy Squid

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia, Philippines, South China Sea, Japan, and Australia.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits reef areas.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Cephalopoda

    Order: Sepiolida

    Family: Idiosepiidae

    Genus: Idiosepius

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Idiosepius pygmaeus (Two-tone Pygmy Squid)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
Wunderpus photogenicus Sepioteuthis lessoniana
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