Identification of three cephalopods from the Iranian waters of the Gulf of Oman (Continental shelf area)

This study aimed to find new species of cephalopods in the Iranian waters of the Gulf of Oman. Two species of Oegopsida (Abralia steindachneri Weindl, ۱۹۱۲ and Joubiniteuthis portieri (Joubin, ۱۹۱۶)) and also one species of Sepiida (Sepia omani Adam & Rees, ۱۹۶۶) were identified. Samples were collected in March and April ۲۰۱۹, using a Myctophidae trawler. To capture A. steindachneri a two-panel bottom trawl (codend mesh size (A) equal to ۶۰ mm) was used, while for J. portieri and S. omani a four-panel midwater rope trawl (codend mesh size (A) equal to ۹۰ mm) was applied. Taxonomic studied on these rare cephalopods, in this region, would be helpful for protecting their stocks as well as safely exploitation them.