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Sepiola rondeletii Dwarf bobtail squid

Sepiola rondeletiiis commonly referred to as Dwarf bobtail squid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5977 
AphiaID:
141459 
Scientific:
Sepiola rondeletii 
German:
Zwergtintenfisch 
English:
Dwarf Bobtail Squid 
Category:
Cephalopoda 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Sepiida (Order) > Sepiolidae (Family) > Sepiola (Genus) > rondeletii (Species) 
Initial determination:
Leach, 1817 
Occurrence:
Gambia, Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, East Africa, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Northern Africa, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), West Africa 
Sea depth:
358 - 440 Meter 
Size:
0.98" - 2.36" (2.5cm - 6cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Shrimps 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-07-04 21:42:22 

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Leach, 1817

Often found in Posidonia seagrass beds in a depth from 50 to max. 450 meters.

This small octopus feed on crustaceans and small fishes.

Males up to 25 mm mantle length; females up to 60 mm mantle length .

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Sepia rondeletii, 2014
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