Austrorossia australis
| Austrorossia australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiolida |
| Family: | Sepiolidae |
| Genus: | Austrorossia |
| Species: | A. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Austrorossia australis Berry, 1918
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Austrorossia australis, often called the big bottom bobtail squid, is a species of bobtail squid in the family Sepiolidae.[1] This species lives in sandy and muddy environments[2] from 131 to 665 meters deep, in waters away from South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and Queensland.[3]
Description and spawning
[edit]Its coloring is pinkish to a purple brown coloring, the dorsal mantle is not fused with the head, and it has fins that are wide and short.[2] It has a length of 3.4 cm for males, and 6.3 for females.[4] Female A. australis lay their eggs in small clusters and then leave them unattended, and they may spawn several times in a year.[2]
Conservation
[edit]Its only threat is its being harvested, and it has minor fishery interests. It has no need for any conservation measures, and has been placed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN Red List.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Austrorossia australis (Berry, 1918)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ a b c "Big bottom bobtail squid". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ a b "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ "Austrorossia australis, big bottom bobtail squid". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-03.