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Euprymna scolopes (Hawaiian Bobtail Squid)

Wikipedia Abstract

Euprymna scolopes, also known as the Hawaiian bobtail squid, is a species of bobtail squid in the family Sepiolidae native to the central Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in shallow coastal waters off the Hawaiian Islands and Midway Island. The type specimen was collected off the Hawaiian Islands and is deposited at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.. Euprymna scolopes grows to 30 mm (1.2 in) in mantle length. Hatchlings weigh 0.005 g (0.00018 oz) and mature in 80 days. Adults weigh up to 2.67 g (0.094 oz).
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Prey / Diet

Halocaridina rubra (red pond shrimp)[1]
Palaemon debilis (feeble shrimp, 'opae huna)[1]
Palaemon pacificus (Pacific grass shrimp)[1]

Predators

Neomonachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian Monk Seal)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0