Sepia tanybracheia
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Sepia tanybracheia is a species of cuttlefish
native to the southeastern Indian Ocean
. It is known only from the type locality. S. tanybracheia lives at depths of 200 to 205 m.
Males grow to a mantle
length of 51 mm.
The type specimen was collected off Western Australia
(12°36′S 123°45′E) and is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne
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Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda . Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but molluscs....
native to the southeastern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. It is known only from the type locality. S. tanybracheia lives at depths of 200 to 205 m.
Males grow to a mantle
Mantle (mollusc)
The mantle is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of flaps well beyond the visceral mass itself.In many, but by no means all, species of molluscs, the epidermis of the mantle secretes...
length of 51 mm.
The type specimen was collected off Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
(12°36′S 123°45′E) and is deposited at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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