Idiosepius notoides
southern pygmy squid
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
Similar Species
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°C
Depth: N/A
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
Occurrence: Infrequent (7.9% 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.
Edit by: Rick S-S