''Abralia spaercki'' is a species of
enoploteuthid cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan Taxonomic rank, class Cephalopoda (Greek language, Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral symm ...
that has been found in the waters off northern
Australia
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,
Indonesia
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and the
Philippines
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. Its taxonomic relationship with ''
A. multihamata'' still needs to be determined. It inhabits the
mesopelagic zone
The mesopelagic zone (Greek μέσον, middle), also known as the middle pelagic or twilight zone, is the part of the pelagic zone that lies between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones. It is defined by light, and begins ...
of continental or island shelves.
References
Abralia
Cephalopods described in 1931
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