Hemisepius typicus
Species of cuttlefish
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Hemisepius typicus is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean and southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Its natural range stretches from Saldanha Bay, South Africa (33°00′S 17°56′E) to southern Mozambique. It lives at depths of 2 to 290 m.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Hemisepius |
| Species: | H. typicus |
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H. typicus is a very small species, growing to only 26 mm (1.0 in) in mantle length.[4]
The type specimen was collected in Table Bay, South Africa (33°50′S 18°27′E). It is deposited at the Kobenhavns Universitet Zoologisk Museum in Copenhagen.[5]
