Real Mimika Bobtail Squid - Euprymna morsei(Cuttlefish)  specimen encased in clear lucite material. Safe, authentic and completely unbreakable product put real Squid right at your fingertips!

Anyone can safely explore the Squid from every angle.

It is clear enough for microscope observation.

Length of the squid body is 3.7 cm(1.5 inch).

Size of the lucite block is 7.3x4.0x2.5 cm(2.9x1.6x1.0 inch).

Each one comes with a cardboard box for easy storage.

Weight of the block is 100 g and 125 g with packing box.

This is a handmade real animal specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.
The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.
 

It is an ideal learning aid for students and kids and also a very good collectible item.

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Mimika Bobtail Squid - Euprymna morsei

Class: Cephalopoda  Order: Sepiolida  Family: Sepiolidae  Subfamily: Sepiolinae  Genus: Euprymna

Distribution: Central Indo-Pacific to Japan 
Habitat: benthopelagic, coastal 
Length: Up to 40 mm mantle length.

Common Name (s)
• Mimika Bobtail (English)
• Japanese Bobtail Squid (English)

Importance:  Commercial (Fisheries)

Size: Max length 4.0 cm ML (male)

E. morsei is benthic (meaning bottom-dwelling,) and forages for crustaceans in sandy and muddy seafloors all around western Asia and Indonesia.

Predator:  Finfishes (Mustelus griseus, Triakis scyllium)

They are molluscs (Phylum Mollusca) like snails, slugs and clams; and cephalopods (Class Cephalopoda) which includeoctopuses. They belong to the Suborder Sepiolida. Bobtail squids belong to the Family Sepiolidae while Bottletail squids belong to the Family Sepiadariidae.

Features: 3-6cm. These squids are generally rather spherical with a pair of rounded fins that make them look a little like an aquatic version of Dumbo the Flying Elephant! These squids can only be positively identified by examining the arm and suckers of the males. Females are difficult to identify.
Squids in this group tend to be found mostly on the sea bottom, generally in sandy or muddy habitats where they lie buried during the day. They use their broad fins to bury themselves, and use their funnel to blow sand and arms to rake sand over their head. At night, they come out to hunt.
Some bobtail squids from the Family Sepiolidae have a rudimentary shell, many have light-emitting organs so that they glow in the dark. This actually camouflages them from bottom dwelling predators which look upwards for prey. The glowing body of a bobtail squid allows it to blend in a moonlit sky, instead of appearing as an obvious dark shadow. There are more than 50 species of bobtail squids found throughout the world from the Arctic sea to temperate and tropical waters.
Bottletail squids from the Family Sepiadariidae can produce slime from special glands on the underside of their body. They have kidney shaped (rather than circular) fins and lack light emitting organs. There are only about 8 described species of bottletail squids.