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A pygmy squid (family Idiosepiidae) distributed across the Indo-Pacific, its species name 'biserialis' referring to the two distinct rows of suckers on its tentacular clubs.
Idiosepius pygmaeus, known as the pygmy squid, is one of the world's smallest cephalopods and is found throughout the Indo-Pacific, having been described by Steenstrup in 1881.
Idiosepius paradoxus, or the northern pygmy squid, is a tiny cephalopod found in the western Pacific Ocean that uses a dorsal adhesive gland to attach to seagrass.
Idiosepius notoides, commonly referred to as the southern pygmy squid, is a minuscule cephalopod native to the coastal waters of southern Australia, described in 1921.
Idiosepius thailandicus is a species of pygmy squid endemic to the shallow coastal waters of the Gulf of Thailand, first scientifically described by Chotiyaputta in 1997.
