Southern Bottletail

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Sepiadarium austrinum

Southern Bottletail, a reference photo
Photo: Christopher Hurwood · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Sepiadarium austrinum, the southern bottletail squid, is a species of cephalopod in the genus Sepiadarium. It was first described by S. Stillman Berry in 1921 based on a specimen found in St. Vincent Bay in South Australia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Southern Bottletail 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Cephalopoda
Order
Sepiolida
Family
Sepiadariidae
Species
Sepiadarium austrinum

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