Idiosepius pygmaeus Two-tone Pygmy Squid, Bobtail Squid, Tropical Pygmy Squid, Pygmy Cuttlefish., Pygmy Squid

Idiosepius pygmaeus is commonly referred to as Two-tone Pygmy Squid, Bobtail Squid, Tropical Pygmy Squid, Pygmy Cuttlefish., Pygmy Squid. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Rickard Zerpe, Schweden

Tropical Pygmy Squid (Idiosepius pygmaeus), 2018

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lexID:: 11600
AphiaID:: 342345

Scientific:: Idiosepius pygmaeus
German:: Tropischer Zwergkalmar
English:: Two-tone Pygmy Squid, Bobtail Squid, Tropical Pygmy Squid, Pygmy Cuttlefish., Pygmy Squid

Category:: Céphalopodes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > [unassigned] Decapodiformes (Order) > Idiosepiidae (Family) > Idiosepius (Genus) > pygmaeus (Species)
Initial determination:: Steenstrup, 1881

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Pacific (Ocean), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, South-Pazific, Sulu Sea , Thailand, Timor, Vietnam
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 4 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Lagoons, Mangrove Zones, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Weight:: 27 g
Temperature:: 23,3 °F - 29,3 °F (23,3°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown