Idiosepius kijimuna
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| Idiosepius kijimuna | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Idiosepida |
| Family: | Idiosepiidae |
| Genus: | Idiosepius |
| Species: | I. kijimuna |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiosepius kijimuna A. Reid, N. Sato, Jolly & Strugnell, 2023[1] | |
Idiosepius kijimuna, known as the Ryukyuan pygmy squid, is a species of bobtail squid in the family Idiosepiidae.[2] The species is named after Kijimuna, short, red-haired forest fairies from Japanese folklore said to live in the banyan trees of Okinawa Island.[3] The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[4][5]
