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Sepia ivanovi Khromov, 1982
ILLUSTRATIONS.—Khromov, 1982, figs. 1, 4, 5, 6a, 7a.
DIAGNOSIS.—Arms of both sexes, except arms I, as long as mantle, with transformed protective membranes of thick, narrow, fleshy ribs separated by membranous parts. Sepion long, with narrow furrow on ventral side. Anterior striae M-shaped, posterior striae almost straight. Inner cone U-shaped. Outer cone with distinct lateral wings. Spine prominent.
ORIGINAL REFERENCE.—Khromov, 1982:137.
TYPE LOCALITY.—Kenya, Mombasa, 04°03′S, 40°00′E, depth 44 m.
TYPES.—Holotype: Zoological Museum, Moscow University, N 172.
Paratype: Zoological Museum, Moscow University, N 173.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—Kenya, Mozambique, probably throughout central East Africa.
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- Voss, N. A. and Sweeney, M. J. 1998. "Systematics and Biogeography of cephalopods. Volume I." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-276. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.586
Sepia ivanovi: Brief Summary
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Sepia ivanovi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, probably throughout southeast Africa, including Kenya, Mozambique, to the mouth of the Zambezi River. It lives at depths to 50 m.
Sepia ivanovi grows to a mantle length of 70 mm.
The type specimen was collected near Mombasa, Kenya (). It is deposited at the Zoological Museum in Moscow.
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