''Sepiola'' is a
genus
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of
bobtail squid
Bobtail squid (order Sepiolida) are a group of cephalopods closely related to cuttlefish. Bobtail squid tend to have a rounder mantle than cuttlefish and have no cuttlebone. They have eight suckered arms and two tentacles and are generally qui ...
comprising around 15 species:
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*'' Sepiola affinis'' ]Naef Naef, Naeff or Näf is a Swiss surname that may refer to
* Adolf Naef (1883–1949), Swiss zoologist and palaeontologist
* Adrian Naef (born 1948), Swiss writer and musician
* Ernest Näf (born 1920), Swiss racing cyclist
* Fritz Naef (1934–2014) ...
, 1912, anagolous bobtail
*''Sepiola atlantica
''Sepiola atlantica'', also known as the Atlantic bobtail, is a species of bobtail squid native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Description
''Sepiola atlantica'' has short fins which do not overlap the mantle margi ...
'' d'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
in Ferussac & d'Orbigny, 1839-1841, Atlantic bobtail
*'' Sepiola aurantiaca'' Jatta, 1896, golden bobtail
*'' Sepiola birostrata'' Sasaki
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Overview
*, Japanese figure skater
*, Japanese alpine skier
*, Japanese idol and singer
*, Japane ...
, 1918, butterfly bobtail
*'' Sepiola boletzkyi'' Bello & Salman, 2015
*'' Sepiola bursadhaesa'' Bello, 2013
*'' Sepiola intermedia'' Naef Naef, Naeff or Näf is a Swiss surname that may refer to
* Adolf Naef (1883–1949), Swiss zoologist and palaeontologist
* Adrian Naef (born 1948), Swiss writer and musician
* Ernest Näf (born 1920), Swiss racing cyclist
* Fritz Naef (1934–2014) ...
, 1912, intermediate bobtail
*'' Sepiola knudseni'' Adam
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, 1984
*'' Sepiola ligulata'' Naef, 1912, tongue Bobtail
*'' Sepiola parva'' Sasaki, 1914
*'' Sepiola pfefferi'' Grimpe, 1921
*'' Sepiola robusta'' Naef, 1912, robust bobtail
*''Sepiola rondeleti
''Sepiola rondeletii'', also known as the dwarf bobtail, is a species of bobtail squid native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, including the Strait of Sicily, Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Sea of Marmara, and Levantine Se ...
'' Leach, 1817, dwarf bobtail
*'' Sepiola rossiaeformis'' Pfeffer
Pfeffer is a German surname meaning "pepper" and may refer to:
* Anna Pfeffer (born 1946), Hungarian Olympic medalist sprint canoer
* Anshel Pfeffer, British journalist
* Anton Pfeffer (born 1965), Austrian footballer
* Big Jeff Pfeffer (1882 ...
, 1884
*'' Sepiola steenstrupiana'' Levy, 1912, Steenstrup's bobtail
*'' Sepiola tridens'' de Heij & Goud, 2010
*'' Sepiola trirostrata'' Voss
Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...
, 1962
References
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Bobtail squid
Marine molluscs of Africa
Marine molluscs of Asia
Marine molluscs of Europe
Cephalopod genera
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