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Two-toned Pygmy Squid

Idiosepius pygmaeus

Photo by AlbertKang
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Description:

This cephalopod are very tiny, up to 2cm in size and often confused as juveniles of other cephalopods.

Idiosepius pygmaeus, also known as the Two-toned Pygmy Squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific. It occurs in waters of the South China Sea, Japan, Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, Northern Mariana Islands, as well as northern and northeastern Australia. It inhabits shallow, inshore waters

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Thanks, @Marta :) Most of the time, they are just around 1 cm in size.

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