Cuttlefish & Sepiolas [Sepiida]
Description
Cuttlefish and sepiolas are masters of camouflage, using color changes and body patterns to blend into rocky or sandy habitats. Divers may see them hovering near the bottom, then rapidly adjusting their posture and skin texture as they hunt or avoid attention.
Species
Acanthosepion aculeatum
Acanthosepion aculeatum
Acanthosepion ellipticum
Acanthosepion ellipticum
Acanthosepion esculentum
Acanthosepion esculentum
Acanthosepion lycidas
Acanthosepion lycidas
Acanthosepion pharaonis
Acanthosepion pharaonis
Acanthosepion ramani
Acanthosepion ramani
Acanthosepion recurvirostrum
Acanthosepion recurvirostrum
Acanthosepion smithi
Acanthosepion smithi
Acanthosepion stelliferum
Acanthosepion stelliferum
Acanthosepion whitleyanum
Acanthosepion whitleyanum
Ascarosepion apama
Ascarosepion apama
Ascarosepion bandense
Ascarosepion bandense
Ascarosepion cultratum
Ascarosepion cultratum
Ascarosepion filibrachia
Ascarosepion filibrachia
Ascarosepion latimanus
Ascarosepion latimanus
Ascarosepion mestus
Ascarosepion mestus
Ascarosepion novaehollandiae
Ascarosepion novaehollandiae
Ascarosepion opiparum
Ascarosepion opiparum
Ascarosepion papuense
Ascarosepion papuense
Ascarosepion pfefferi
Ascarosepion pfefferi
Ascarosepion plangon
Ascarosepion plangon
Ascarosepion rozella
Ascarosepion rozella
Ascarosepion tullbergi
Ascarosepion tullbergi
Aurosepina arabica
Aurosepina arabica
Decorisepia australis
Decorisepia australis
Decorisepia hedleyi
Decorisepia hedleyi
Decorisepia madokai
Decorisepia madokai
Digitosepia barosei
Digitosepia barosei
Digitosepia dubia
Digitosepia dubia
Digitosepia faurei
Digitosepia faurei
Digitosepia robsoni
Digitosepia robsoni
Digitosepia roeleveldi
Digitosepia roeleveldi
Digitosepia shazae
Digitosepia shazae
Doratosepion andreanum
Doratosepion andreanum
Doratosepion braggi
Doratosepion braggi
Doratosepion erostratum
Doratosepion erostratum
Doratosepion foliopeza
Doratosepion foliopeza
Doratosepion kobiense
Doratosepion kobiense
Doratosepion limatum
Doratosepion limatum
Doratosepion longipes
Doratosepion longipes
Doratosepion lorigerum
Doratosepion lorigerum
Doratosepion pardex
Doratosepion pardex
Doratosepion peterseni
Doratosepion peterseni
Doratosepion tenuipes
Doratosepion tenuipes
Doratosepion tokioense
Doratosepion tokioense
Erythalassa trygonina
Erythalassa trygonina
Hemisepius typicus
Hemisepius typicus
Lusepia hieronis
Lusepia hieronis
Rhombosepion elegans
Rhombosepion elegans
Rhombosepion omani
Rhombosepion omani
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cephalopods
Cephalopoda
|
| Order |
Coleoids
Coleoidea
|
| Family |
Squids & cuttlefish (decapodiform cephalopods)
Decapodiformes
|
Statistics
- Species 50