Sepioloidea lineolata: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sepioloidea lineolata lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sepioloidea lineolata
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Sepiida
Family	Sepiadariidae

Where does the sepioloidea lineolata live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sepioloidea lineolata in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sepioloidea lineolata endangered?

The sepioloidea lineolata’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sepioloidea lineolata?

The sepioloidea lineolata (Sepioloidea lineolata) is a cephalopod in the order Sepiida and the family Sepiadariidae, genus Sepioloidea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sepioloidea lineolata

Sepioloidea lineolata or more commonly known as the striped pyjama squid or the striped dumpling squid is a type of bottletail squid that inhabits the Indo-Pacific Oceans of Australia. The striped pyjama squid lives on the seafloor, often hiding in the sand. When fully mature, a striped pyjama squid will only be about 7 to 8 centimetres (2.8 to 3.1 in) in length. Baby striped pyjama squid can be smaller than 10 millimetres (0.39 in).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sepioloidea lineolata (revision 1366550984), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2111770 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).