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Sepioteuthis lessoniana

(Bigfin Reef Squid)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Bigfin Reef Squid, Calamar Manopla, Calmar Tonnelet, Koonthal, Oosi Kanava

Description

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Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,933 meters (0 to -9,623 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Sepioteuthis arctipinnis Gould • Sepioteuthis brevis Owen • Sepioteuthis doreiensis Quoy • Sepioteuthis guinensis Quoy and Gaimard • Sepioteuthis hemprichii Ehrenberg • Sepioteuthis indica Goodrich • Sepioteuthis krempfi Robson • Sepioteuthis lunulata Quoy and Gaimard • Sepioteuthis malayana Wlker • Sepioteuthis mauritiana Quoy and Gaimard • Sepioteuthis neoguinaica Pfeffer • Sepioteuthis sieboldi Joubin

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 21-Jul-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Sepioteuthis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. australis (Calamar Roquero Austral) · S. lessoniana (Bigfin Reef Squid) · S. sepioidea (Calamar De Arrecife)

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = -367.480 meters (-1,205.643 feet), Standard Deviation = 830.870 based on 52 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2012-05-01