Xipholeptos notoides Southern Pygmy Squid

Xipholeptos notoides is commonly referred to as Southern Pygmy Squid. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pygmy Squid, Xipholeptos notoides, Romblon 2022

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lexID:: 11599
AphiaID:: 1055555

Scientific:: Xipholeptos notoides
German:: Zwergkalmar
English:: Southern Pygmy Squid

Category:: Cephalopoda

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > [unassigned] Decapodiformes (Order) > Idiosepiidae (Family) > Xipholeptos (Genus) > notoides (Species)
Initial determination:: (Berry, ), 1921

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 10 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 1.18" (3 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Crustaceans, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown