Globito mimika

Euprymna morsei

Cephalopods
IUCN: Data deficient

Usual depth18–90 m
Water temperature14–29 °C
Best monthsApril, June, and July
How commonRare

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About this species

Euprymna morsei, the Mimika bobtail squid, is a species of Indo-Pacific bobtail squid from the family Sepiolidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Euprymna morsei”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 3 records
March: 0 records
April: 4 records
May: 0 records
June: 5 records
July: 5 records
August: 1 records
September: 2 records
October: 3 records
November: 2 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 18–90 m · Deepest record: 91.4 m

10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

12–14 °C: 4 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 8 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Globito mimika, Mimika bobtail, Mimika bobtail squid, globito mimika, Mimka Bobtail, Mimka Bobtail Squid

Names in 6 more languages

Spanish: Globito Mimika
French: sépiole mimika
Japanese: ミミイカ
Korean: 귀오징어
Thai: ปลาหมึกหูช้างญี่ปุ่น
Simplified Chinese: Mò-Shì-Sì-Pán-Êr-Wu-Zéi, 四盤耳烏賊, 耳烏賊

Other scientific names: Euprymna similis, Inioteuthis morsei

Similar species

Southern bobtail squid
Euprymna tasmanica
Double-ear bobtail
Euprymna berryi
Hawaiian Bobtail
Euprymna scolopes
Bobtail squid
Euprymna hyllebergi
Euprymna stenodactyla
Butterfly Bobtail
Lusepiola birostrata

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
63 open-data records from 1881 to 2006.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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