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Idiosepius pygmaeus
This cephalopod are very tiny, up to 2cm in size and often confused as juveniles of other cephalopods. Idiosepius pygmaeus, also known as the Two-toned Pygmy Squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific. It occurs in waters of the South China Sea, Japan, Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, Northern Mariana Islands, as well as northern and northeastern Australia. It inhabits shallow, inshore waters
Spotted on Mar 4, 2012
Submitted on Aug 6, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks, @SukanyaDatta :)
Super!
Thanks, @Marta :)
Most of the time, they are just around 1 cm in size.
Another tiny beauty, Albert!