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Stubby Bobtail

Rossia pacifica

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 320, February 297, March 461, April 539, May 834, June 726, July 576, August 514, September 452, October 358, November 288, December 292.
Canada5,656
British Columbia5,656
United States2,280
Alaska1,998
Washington135
California130
Oregon17

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassCephalopods · Cephalopoda
OrderSepiolida
FamilyBobtails · Sepiolidae
GenusRossia

Sources

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Practise Stubby Bobtail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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