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Created 12/29/2013
Family Sepiidae
JAPAN
Sepia tokioensis
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All
photos are of the same individual
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Yawatano, Japan, 6 feet |
Broad
fin tips aka. 'ear lobes' & narrow gap |
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TOKYO CUTTLEFISH Sujikoika
Common on shallow rocky reefs. Arms short, fins meeting at
posterior end of mantle with expanded lobes and a narrow gap at the apex,
color extremely variable but there is usually a reddish ventral stripe on
the mantle. Attains mantle length of 2.5 inches.
Endemic to Japan excluding the Ryukyus.
There are several species
of dwarf Sepia in Japan that are difficult distinguish from each other.
Positive identification from photographs alone is haphazard at best due to
the wide range of colors and subtle anatomical differences that must be
carefully examined in-hand.
http://diving.tank.jp/sports/fish/etc/ikatako/menu.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20041208075611/http://www.zen-ika.com/zukan/01-10/p04.html |
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