Cuttlefish [Sepia]
Description
Cuttlefish are masters of camouflage, rapidly shifting color and texture to blend with rocks, sand, and seagrass. Divers often notice their distinctive shape and the way they “hover” while scanning with large eyes.
Species
Pharaoh Cuttlefish
Sepia pharaonis
Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus
Sepia acuminata
Sepia acuminata
Sepia adami
Sepia adami
Sepia appelloefi
Sepia appelloefi
Sepia aureomaculata
Sepia aureomaculata
Bathyalis Cuttlefish
Sepia bathyalis
African Cuttlefish
Sepia bertheloti
Bidhaia Cuttlefish
Sepia bidhaia
Shortclub Cuttlefish
Sepia brevimana
Burnup's Cuttlefish
Sepia burnupi
Sepia carinata
Sepia carinata
Sepia chirotrema
Sepia chirotrema
Sepia confusa
Sepia confusa
Sepia cottoni
Sepia cottoni
Sepia dollfusi
Sepia dollfusi
Guinean Cuttlefish
Sepia elobyana
Sepia elongata
Sepia elongata
Sepia furcata
Sepia furcata
Sepia gibba
Sepia gibba
Ken's Cuttlefish
Sepia grahami
Giant African Cuttlefish
Sepia hierredda
Sepia hirunda
Sepia hirunda
Sepia incerta
Sepia incerta
Sepia insignis
Sepia insignis
Sepia irvingi
Sepia irvingi
Sepia ivanovi
Sepia ivanovi
Sepia joubini
Sepia joubini
Sepia kiensis
Sepia kiensis
Sepia koilados
Sepia koilados
Sepia mascarensis
Sepia mascarensis
Sepia mira
Sepia mira
Sepia mirabilis
Sepia mirabilis
Frog Cuttlefish
Sepia murrayi
Common Cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Sepia plana
Sepia plana
Sepia plathyconchalis
Sepia plathyconchalis
Small Striped Cuttlefish
Sepia prabahari
Sepia pulchra
Sepia pulchra
Sepia reesi
Sepia reesi
Sepia rhoda
Sepia rhoda
Broadback Cuttlefish
Sepia savignyi
Sepia saya
Sepia saya
Sepia senta
Sepia senta
Sepia sewelli
Sepia sewelli
Sepia simoniana
Sepia simoniana
Sokotra Cuttlefish
Sepia sokotriensis
Subplana Cuttlefish
Sepia subplana
Slender-foot Cuttlefish
Sepia subtenuipes
Grooved Cuttlefish
Sepia sulcata
Tala Cuttlefish
Sepia tala
Sepia tanybracheia
Sepia tanybracheia
Sepia thurstoni
Sepia thurstoni
Tuberculate Cuttlefish
Sepia tuberculata
Sepia vecchioni
Sepia vecchioni
Sepia vercoi
Sepia vercoi
Common Cuttlefish
Sepia vermiculata
Viet Nam Cuttlefish
Sepia vietnamica
Voss' Cuttlefish
Sepia vossi
Zanzibar Cuttlefish
Sepia zanzibarica
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cephalopods
Cephalopoda
|
| Order |
Cuttlefish & Sepiolas
Sepiida
|
| Family |
Cuttlefishes
Sepiidae
|
Statistics
- Species 60