Semirossia tenera (Verrill, 1880) Lesser shining bobtail |
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Family: | Sepiolidae (bobtail squids), subfamily: Rossiinae | |||
Max. size: | 5 cm ML (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 14 - 2622 m | |||
Distribution: | Arctic, Eastern Central Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: From Nova Scotia to Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Tropical to polar. | |||
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Biology: | Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms on the continental shelf and upper continental slope (Ref. 106799). Buries in soft sediments during the day and emerges at night to forage (Ref. 102863). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 29 March 2009 Ref. 123251) | |||
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