Idiosepius notoides, Port Phillip Bay, VIC, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Idiosepius notoides, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Idiosepius notoides, Port Phillip Bay, VIC, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Idiosepius notoides, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Distribution
Description
A tiny squid species found in sheltered seagrass and rocky reef. It has small, rounded 'wings' at the top of the mantle and a more elongated body than the more charasmatic southern dumpling squid, Euprymna tasmanica.
Information
Max Size: 3 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 11.4-22.0°C
Habitat: Rocky Reef, Seagrass
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Data Deficient
Occurrence: Frequent (12% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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