WoRMS taxon details
Euprymna morsei (A. E. Verrill, 1881)
342317 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342317)
accepted
Species
Euprymna similis Sasaki, 1913 · unaccepted (synonym)
Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881) Verrill, A. E. (1881). The Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America. Part II. the smaller cephalopods, including the “ squids'” and the octopi, with other allied forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 5: 259-446, pl. 26-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35718319
page(s): 417 [details]
page(s): 417 [details]
Type locality contained in Tokyo Bay
type locality contained in Tokyo Bay [details]
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Euprymna morsei (A. E. Verrill, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342317 on 2025-07-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881) Verrill, A. E. (1881). The Cephalopods of the Northeastern Coast of America. Part II. the smaller cephalopods, including the “ squids'” and the octopi, with other allied forms. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 5: 259-446, pl. 26-56., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35718319
page(s): 417 [details]
original description (of Euprymna similis Sasaki, 1913) Sasaki, M. (1913). Decapod cephalopods found in Japan (Sepiolidae). <em>Dobutsu-Gaku Zasshi [Zoological Magazine Tokyo].</em> 25:247-252 and 397-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10244332
page(s): 249 [details]
basis of record Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 171 [details]
page(s): 417 [details]
original description (of Euprymna similis Sasaki, 1913) Sasaki, M. (1913). Decapod cephalopods found in Japan (Sepiolidae). <em>Dobutsu-Gaku Zasshi [Zoological Magazine Tokyo].</em> 25:247-252 and 397-403., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10244332
page(s): 249 [details]
basis of record Reid, A. & Jereb, P. (2005). Family Sepiolidae. pp. 153-203, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 171 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Lu, C.C. & Chung, W.S. (2017). <em>Guide to the cephalopods of Taiwan</em>. National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, 560 pp. ISBN 978-986-05-2569-4.
page(s): 200 [details]
page(s): 200 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Okutani, T., Tagawa, M. & Horikawa, H. eds. (1987). <em>Cephalopods from continental shelf and slope around Japan</em>. Tokyo: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association. 194 pages.
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Norman M.D. & Lu C.C. (1997) Redescription of the Southern Dumpling Squid <i>Euprymna tasmanica</i> and a revision of the genus <i>Euprymna</i> (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae). <i>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom</i> 77: 1109-1137. [details]
additional source Okutani,T. ; Horita, E. (1987). Identity of Euprymna berryi Sasaki,1929. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 46(2):91-107. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Okutani, T., Tagawa, M. & Horikawa, H. eds. (1987). <em>Cephalopods from continental shelf and slope around Japan</em>. Tokyo: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association. 194 pages.
page(s): 80 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Norman M.D. & Lu C.C. (1997) Redescription of the Southern Dumpling Squid <i>Euprymna tasmanica</i> and a revision of the genus <i>Euprymna</i> (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae). <i>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom</i> 77: 1109-1137. [details]
additional source Okutani,T. ; Horita, E. (1987). Identity of Euprymna berryi Sasaki,1929. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 46(2):91-107. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Central Indo-Pacific to Japan [details]Habitat benthopelagic, coastal [details]
Length Up to 40 mm mantle length. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Mò-Shì-Sì-Pán-Êr-Wu-Zéi | [details] |
| English | Mimika bobtail squidMimika bobtailglobito mimika | [details] |
| French | sépiole mimika | [details] |
| Japanese | ミミイカ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Euprymna similis Sasaki, 1913)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euprymna morsei)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Euprymna similis Sasaki, 1913)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euprymna morsei)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 33 proteins) (from synonym Inioteuthis morsei A. E. Verrill, 1881)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 33 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
