''Sepiadarium kochi'',

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tropical bottletail squid or Koch's bottletail squid, is a species of

cuttlefish Cuttlefish or cuttles are marine molluscs of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda which also includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses. Cuttlefish have a unique internal shell, the cuttlebone, which is used for control of ...

Description

This species grows to a maximum

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length of approximately 3 cm.

Distribution

''Sepiadarium kochi'' is found in the Indo-West Pacific from India to Japan, and throughout the Indo-Malayan region.

Habitat

This species is a

demersal The demersal zone is the part of the sea or ocean (or deep lake) consisting of the part of the water column near to (and significantly affected by) the seabed and the benthos. The demersal zone is just above the benthic zone and forms a layer of ...

animal, and has been found living at a depth of 60 m.

References

External links

Lizard Island Field Guide - Tropical Bottletail Squid
Cuttlefish Cephalopods described in 1881 {{cuttlefish-stub