Sepia sokotriensis Khromov 1988

Sepia sokotriensis Khromov, 1988

DIAGNOSIS.—Arms II of male with attenuated tips, markedly longer than other arms; both arms IV hectocotylized. Tentacular club with slightly differing suckers in about 6 longitudinal rows, median suckers distinctly larger. Sepion very narrow. Anterior striae L-shaped. Inner cone narrow, U-shaped, with narrow limbs. Outer cone forming posterior wings. Spine prominent.

ORIGINAL REFERENCE.—Khromov, 1988a:788.

TYPE LOCALITY.—Arabian Sea, Sokotra Island, 12°10′N, 54°25′E, depth 100 m.

TYPES.—Holotype: Zoological Museum, Moscow University, No. 302, male, 77 mm ML.

Paratypes: Zoological Museum, Moscow University, No. 303: 1 male, 58 mm ML; 1 female, 51 mm ML; 2 males, 47 mm ML and 63 mm ML; same location as holotype.

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—Western Indian Ocean near Sokotra Island; probably eastern coast of Africa.

Sepia sokotriensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically off Sokotra Island, and probably east Africa. It lives at depths to 100 m.

Sepia sokotriensis grows to a mantle length of 80 mm.

The type specimen was collected near Sokotra Island in the Arabian Sea (). It is deposited at the Zoological Museum in Moscow.

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