Species Sepia bidhaia Reid, 2000
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia bidhaia Reid, A.L. 2000. Australian cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda : Sepiidae): the 'doratosepion' species complex. Invertebrate Taxonomy 14: 1-76 [4].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F82478 ♂, Australia, Queensland, 250 m [17°55.8'S 146°58.2'E].
Paratype(s) NMV F82461 4♂, 250 m [17°55.8'S 146°58.2'E]; QM Mo61820 ♂, 250 m [17°55.8'S 146°58.2'E]; NMV F82464 4♂, 252–250 m [17°57.6–59.9'S 147°00.3–02.9'E]; NMV F82465 2♂ 5♀, 244 m [18°39.3'S 148°03.4'E]; QM Mo61821 ♂, 244 m [18°39.3'S 148°03.4'E]; NMV F82466 3♂ 3♀, 204 m [18°40.8'S 148°02.8'E]; QM Mo61822 2♀, 204 m [18°40.8'S 148°02.8'E]; NMV F82468 ♂, 254–246 m [22°06.1–08.7'S 153°18.3–20.6'E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Queensland, off the Great Barrier Reef, 17º20΄42΄΄S, 146º41΄30΄΄E to 22º11΄33΄΄S, 153º11΄43΄΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 200–304 m.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Reid, A. 2016. Post-mortem drift in Australian cuttlefish sepions: its effect on the interpretation of species ranges. Molluscan Research 36(1): 9-21 [Date published 2016]
Ecological Descriptors
Mud bottom.
General References
Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. 2005. Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4 Rome : FAO Vol. 1 pp. 1-262. [139] (geographical distribution)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |