Ascarosepion filibrachia
Species of cuttlefish
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Ascarosepion filibrachia is a species of cuttlefish native to the South China Sea. Its natural range covers the waters off Taiwan,[a] Haikou on Hainan Island,[b] and Guryanova in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. It lives at depths of 34 to 95 m.[3]
| Ascarosepion filibrachia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Ascarosepion |
| Species: | A. filibrachia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascarosepion filibrachia | |
Females are on average slightly larger than males. They grow to 70 mm and 62 mm in mantle length, respectively.[3]
The type specimen was collected off Ling Yuan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (22°28′N 120°24′E).[3]
A. filibrachia is of commercial interest to fisheries and is marketed in Taiwan.[3]
Notes
- a.^ Including Mu-Do-Yu (23°44′N 119°35′E), Peng-Hu, Wu-chi, and Taichung (24°17′N 120°30′E).
- b.^ Specific coordinates: 20°40′N 107°56′E, 18°40′N 106°47′E, and 11°25′N 109°15′E.
