Inioteuthis

Inioteuthis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiolida
Family:	Sepiolidae
Subfamily:	Sepiolinae
Genus:	Inioteuthis ; Verrill, 1881
Type species
	Sepiola japonica; Tilesius in Férussac & d'Orbigny, 1845
Species
	See text.

Last updated July 30, 2025

Inioteuthis is a genus of bobtail squid comprising two species.

Species

Inioteuthis japonica (Tilesius in Férussac & d'Orbigny, 1845). Native to China, Taiwan, and Japan.^[2]
Inioteuthis maculosa Goodrich, 1896. Native to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, Maldives, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Yemen, and Somalia.^[3]

Species brought into synonymy

Inioteuthis morseiVerrill, 1881: synonym of Euprymna morsei (Verrill, 1881)

References

↑ Julian Finn (2016). "Inioteuthis Verrill, 1881". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
↑ Reid, A. & P. Jereb 2005. Family Sepiolidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, 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, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 153–203.
↑ Reid, A. & P. Jereb 2005. Family Sepiolidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, 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, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 153–203.

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[WoRMS-1] Julian Finn (2016). "Inioteuthis Verrill, 1881". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

[2] Reid, A. & P. Jereb 2005. Family Sepiolidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, 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, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 153–203.

[3] Reid, A. & P. Jereb 2005. Family Sepiolidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, 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, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 153–203.

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Inioteuthis

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