Two-toned Pygmy Idiosepiid (Idiosepius pygmaeus)

Two-toned Pygmy Idiosepiid, a reference photo — Photo: Rickard Zerpe · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Idiosepius pygmaeus, also known as the two-toned pygmy squid or tropical pygmy squid, is a species of pygmy squid native to the Indo-Pacific. It resides in the South China Sea, Japan, Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as northern and northeastern Australia. The squid traditionally inhabits shallow, inshore waters.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Two-toned Pygmy Idiosepiid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Xipholeptos notoides
Sepiola atlantica

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Idiosepida
Family: Idiosepiidae
Genus: Idiosepius
Species: Idiosepius pygmaeus

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