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Sepia (genus)
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda . Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but molluscs....
in the family
Family (biology)
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Sepiidae
Sepiidae
Sepiidae is a family of cephalopods in the order Sepiida.-Classification:*Order Sepiida: cuttlefish**Family Sepiadariidae**Family Sepiidae***Genus Metasepia****Metasepia pfefferi, Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish...
encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone
Cuttlebone
Cuttlebone, also known as cuttlefish bone, is a hard, brittle internal structure found in all members of the family Sepiidae, commonly known as cuttlefish....
is relatively ellipsoid in shape. The name of the genus is the Latin
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ized form of the Ancient Greek
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σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.
Classification
- Genus Sepia
- Subgenus undetermined
- ? Sepia bartlettiSepia bartlettiSepia bartletti is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean. It is known only from the type locality. Depth range is unknown....
- ? Sepia baxteriSepia baxteriSepia baxteri is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the waters around Lord Howe Island. It is known only from the typecuttlebones. Depth range is unknown....
* - ? Sepia dannevigi *
- ? Sepia elliptica
- Sepia filibrachiaSepia filibrachiaSepia filibrachia is a species of cuttlefish native to the South China Sea. Its natural range covers the waters off Taiwan, Haikou on Hainan Island, and Guryanova in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. It lives at depths of 34 to 95 m....
- Sepia miraSepia miraSepia mira is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically from the mouth of Clarence River, New South Wales to off Wooli in Australia. It lives at depths of between 20 and 72 m....
- Sepia planaSepia planaSepia plana is a species of cuttlefish native to the coast of Australia, specifically the North West Shelf . However, cuttlebones of this species have also been found off eastern Australia, suggesting that it may have a wider distribution. S. plana lives at depths of between 396 and 505 m.S. plana...
- Sepia sentaSepia sentaSepia senta is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the North West Shelf in Western Australia . It is possibly also present in Indonesia. Reid et al. note that "a very similar, probably closely related animal has been found in the Philippines". S. senta...
- Sepia subplanaSepia subplanaSepia subplana is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is known only from the type locality. S. subplana lives at depths of 400 to 600 m....
- ? Sepia whitleyana
- ? Sepia bartletti
- Subgenus Acanthosepion
- Sepia aculeata, Needle Cuttlefish
- Sepia brevimana, Shortclub Cutttlefish
- Sepia esculenta, Golden Cuttlefish
- Sepia lycidas, Kisslip Cuttlefish
- Sepia prashadi, Hooded Cuttlefish
- Sepia recurvirostra, Curvespine Cuttlefish
- Sepia savignyi, Broadback Cuttlefish
- Sepia smithi, Smith's Cuttlefish
- Sepia stelliferaSepia stelliferaSepia stellifera is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indian Ocean. The mantle length of males is 140 mm, and 150mm in females. It lives at depths of 34 to 95 m....
- Sepia thurstoniSepia thurstoniSepia thurstoni is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indian Ocean, specifically the waters off Chennai in India and off Negombo and Hambantota in Sri Lanka. It lives at depths of 20 to 40 m.S. thurstoni grows to a mantle length of 110 mm....
- Sepia vecchioni
- Sepia zanzibaricaSepia zanzibaricaSepia stellifera, or the Zanzibar cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indian Ocean. The mantle length averages 250 mm. It lives at depths of 34 to 95 m....
- Subgenus Anomalosepia
- Sepia australis, Southern Cuttlefish
- Sepia omani, Oman Cuttlefish
- Sepia sulcata
- Subgenus Doratosepion
- Sepia adamiSepia adamiSepia adami is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is known only from the type locality, S 79ºE off Cape Natal. It lives at a depth of up to 99 m.Females are known to reach a mantle length of at least 59 mm....
- Sepia andreana, Andrea Cuttlefish
- Sepia appellofiSepia appellofiSepia appellofi is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the Tsushima Strait and waters between Kyūshū and southern Honshū, Japan. It lives at a depth of up to 350 m....
- Sepia arabica, Arabian Cuttlefish
- Sepia aureomaculataSepia aureomaculataSepia aureomaculata is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the Kii Channel, Tosa Bay, Hyuga-Nada, and the East China Sea. It lives at a depth of between 190 and 350 m.S...
- Sepia bathyalisSepia bathyalisSepia bathyalis is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically northwestern and southwestern Madagascar. It lives at a depth of between 300 and 500 m.S. bathyalis grows to a mantle length of 80 mm....
- Sepia bidhaiaSepia bidhaiaSepia bidhaia is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the waters off the Great Barrier Reef . It lives at a depth of between 200 and 304 m....
- Sepia braggi, Slender Cuttlefish
- Sepia burnupiSepia burnupiSepia burnupi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically southeast Africa, from Port Elizabeth to southern Mozambique and the Saya-de-Malha Bank. It lives at a depth of between 40 and 240 m....
- Sepia carinataSepia carinataSepia carinata is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean, specifically southern Japan, Sagami Bay, the South China Sea, and Vietnam. Depth range is lower sublittoral, to 128 m.S...
- Sepia confusaSepia confusaSepia confusa is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically southeastern Africa from Port Elizabeth to southern Mozambique,...
- Sepia cottoniSepia cottoniSepia cottoni is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically from northwest of Broome to Armstrong Point, Rottnest Island . It lives at a depth of between 83 and 183 m....
- Sepia elongataSepia elongataSepia elongata is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Indian Ocean, specifically from the Red Sea to Somalia. The depth range of S. elongata is unknown.S. elongata grows to a mantle length of 97 mm....
- Sepia erostrataSepia erostrataSepia erostrata is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically off western mainland Japan, from Sagami Bay to the Kii Peninsula. It inhabits subtidal, inshore habitats....
- Sepia foliopezaSepia foliopezaSepia foliopeza is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean, specifically the East China Sea and Taiwan. The depth range of S. foliopeza is unknown.S. foliopeza grows to a mantle length of 110 mm....
- Sepia incertaSepia incertaSepia incerta is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically south and east Africa, from Port Elizabeth to Mozambique Sepia incerta is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically south and east Africa, from Port Elizabeth to...
- Sepia ivanoviSepia ivanoviSepia ivanovi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, probably throughout southeast Africa, including Kenya, Mozambique, to the mouth of the Zambezi River. It lives at depths to 50 m....
- Sepia joubiniSepia joubiniSepia joubini is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically South Africa, off Tugela River Mouth , to Cape Natal, off southern Mozambique , and in the Saya-de-Malha Bank. It lives at a depth of between 66 and 170 m.Females of S. joubini grow to a mantle length of...
- Sepia kiensisSepia kiensisSepia kiensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically the Kai Islands, possibly to Timor and northern Australia. It lives at depth to 256 m. The validity of S. kiensis has been questioned....
* - Sepia kobiensis, Kobi Cuttlefish
- Sepia koiladosSepia koiladosSepia koilados is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the North West Shelf in western Australia . It lives at depths of between 182 and 203 m....
- Sepia limataSepia limataSepia limata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically southern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia . It lives at depths of between 17 and 183 m....
- Sepia longipes, Longarm Cuttlefish
- Sepia lorigera, Spider Cuttlefish
- Sepia mascarensisSepia mascarensisSepia mascarensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically Saya-de-Malha Bank , Mascarene Ridge, and Cargados-Carajos Shoals. It lives at depths of between 87 and 325 m....
- Sepia mirabilisSepia mirabilisSepia mirabilis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean. Specifically, it is present off Sokotra Island, and its natural range probably stretches to the east coast of Africa. It lives at depths to 50 m....
- Sepia murrayi, Frog Cuttlefish
- Sepia pardexSepia pardexSepia pardex is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean, specifically off Japan, along the Pacific coast from the Chiba Peninsula, and along the Japan Sea coast from Toyama Bay to South Korea. It is also present off Taiwan and in the East China Sea. The depth range of this...
- Sepia peterseniSepia peterseniSepia peterseni is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean. Its natural range stretches south of central Honshū to southern Kyūshū, and it is also present in South Korea. It lives on the inner shelf at depths of between 20 and 100 m....
- Sepia rhodaSepia rhodaSepia rhoda is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically from the Arafura Sea to the North West Shelf , both off Australia. It lives at depths of between 64 and 184 m....
- Sepia sayaSepia sayaSepia saya is a species of cuttlefish known only from its type locality in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It lives at depths of 87 to 117 m.S. saya grows to a mantle length of 90 mm....
- Sepia sewelliSepia sewelliSepia sewelli is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, from Cape Guardafui, Somalia to Zanzibar and probably Madagascar. It lives at depths of 37 to 238 m.S. sewelli grows to a mantle length of 30 mm....
- Sepia sokotriensisSepia sokotriensisSepia sokotriensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically off Sokotra Island, and probably east Africa. It lives at depths to 100 m.S. sokotriensis grows to a mantle length of 80 mm....
- Sepia subtenuipesSepia subtenuipesSepia subtenuipes is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean, specifically the East China Sea and the Kii Channel in southwestern Japan. It lives at depths of 90 to 300 m.S. subtenuipes grows to a mantle length of 94 mm....
- Sepia talaSepia talaSepia tala is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically southwestern Madagascar off Cape Tala. It is known only from the type locality. S. tala lives at depths of 325 to 332 m.S...
- Sepia tanybracheiaSepia tanybracheiaSepia tanybracheia is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean. It is known only from the type locality. S. tanybracheia lives at depths of 200 to 205 m.Males grow to a mantle length of 51 mm....
- Sepia tenuipesSepia tenuipesSepia tenuipes is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean. Its natural range covers the waters off eastern Honshū and the western Japan Sea to the south of...
- Sepia tokioensisSepia tokioensisSepia tokioensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean, specifically Japanese waters from Tsugaru Strait to Kyūshū and the Ohsumi Islands, including Sagami Bay, Suruga Bay, the western Japan Sea, and Shimane Prefecture. It lives on the continental shelf.S...
- Sepia trygonina, Trident Cuttlefish
- Sepia vercoiSepia vercoiSepia vercoi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the waters off Western Australia . It lives at depths of 76 to 201 m.Both sexes of S. vercoi grow to 46 mm in mantle length....
- Sepia vietnamica
- Sepia adami
- Subgenus Hemisepius
- Sepia dubiaSepia dubiaSepia dubia is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is known only from the type locality, where it was caught at a depth of 25 m.S. dubia is known to grow to a mantle length of 17 mm....
- Sepia faureiSepia faureiSepia faurei is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically to the east of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. It lives at depths to 168 m.S. faurei grows to a mantle length of 21 mm....
- Sepia pulchraSepia pulchraSepia pulchra is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, specifically off the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. It lives at depths of between 15 and 50 m....
- Sepia robsoniSepia robsoniSepia robsoni is a species of cuttlefish known only from its type locality, Hout Bay in South Africa. Its lives at depths of between 17 and 37 m.S. robsoni grows to a mantle length of 20 mm....
- Sepia typicaSepia typicaSepia typica is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean and southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Its natural range stretches from Saldanha Bay, South Africa to southern Mozambique. It lives at depths of 2 to 290 m....
- Sepia dubia
- Subgenus Rhombosepion
- Sepia acuminataSepia acuminataSepia acuminata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, from Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Somalia , and Madagascar...
- Sepia cultrata
- Sepia elegans, Elegant Cuttlefish
- Sepia hedleyi
- Sepia hieronisSepia hieronisSepia hieronis is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean and southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically southern Namibia, from...
- Sepia madokai, Madokai's Cuttlefish
- ? Sepia opipara
- Sepia orbignyana, Pink Cuttlefish
- Sepia reesiSepia reesiSepia reesi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean. Cuttlebone of this species known only from the type locality.S. reesi grows to a mantle length of 45 mm....
- Sepia rex
- Sepia vossi
- Sepia acuminata
- Subgenus Sepia
- Sepia angulataSepia angulataSepia angulata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean, from Bloubergstrand to Still Bay . It is knownonly from cuttlebones. The validity of S. angulata has been questioned....
* - Sepia apama, Australian Giant Cuttlefish
- Sepia bandensisSepia bandensisSepia bandensis, or the Stumpy-spined cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish. Sepia baxteri and Sepia bartletti are possible synonyms. It reaches 7 centimeters in mantle length; males weigh about 40 grams, females 45 grams. The body is coloured light brown, or greenish yellow, with white spots on...
, Stumpy-spined Cuttlefish - Sepia bertheloti, African Cuttlefish
- Sepia chirotremaSepia chirotremaSepia chirotrema is a species of cuttlefish native to the southern Indo-Pacific, specifically from Investigator Strait, southern Australia toDirk Hartog Island, western Australia . It lives at a depth of between 120 and 210 m.S...
- Sepia dollfusiSepia dollfusiSepia dollfusi is a species of cuttlefish native to the Red Sea and southern part of the Suez Canal. The depth range of S. dollfusi is unknown.S. dollfusi grows to a mantle length of 110 mm....
- Sepia elobyana, Guinean Cuttlefish
- Sepia gibbaSepia gibbaSepia gibba is a species of cuttlefish native to the Red Sea. The depth range of S. gibba is unknown, although it is at least as shallow as 1 m.S. gibba grows to a mantle length of 100 mm....
- Sepia hierredda
- Sepia insignisSepia insignisSepia insignis is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Natal. It lives at depths to42 m.S. insignis grows to a mantle length of 60 mm....
- Sepia irvingiSepia irvingiSepia irvingi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically western Australia, from Cockburn Sound to North West Shelf . It lives at a depth of between 130 and 170 m.S...
- Sepia latimanus, Broadclub Cuttlefish
- Sepia mestus, Reaper Cuttlefish
- Sepia novaehollandiaeSepia novaehollandiaeSepia novaehollandiae is a species of cuttlefish native to the southern Indo-Pacific. Its natural range stretches from Shellharbour, New South Wales to North West Shelf in Western Australia . It lives at depths of between 15 and 348 m....
- Sepia officinalis, Common Cuttlefish
- Sepia papillataSepia papillataSepia papillata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean and southwestern Indian Ocean. Its natural range stretches from Lüderitz Bay, South Africa , to the coast of KwaZulu-Natal off the Tugela and Umvoti Rivers . It is also present in Mascarene Ridge. It lives at...
- Sepia papuensis, Papuan Cuttlefish
- Sepia pharaonis, Pharaoh Cuttlefish
- Sepia plangon, Mourning Cuttlefish
- Sepia plathyconchalisSepia plathyconchalisSepia plathyconchalis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically the Saya-de-Malha Bank, Cargados-Carajos Shoals, and St Brandon Shoals. It lives in shallow waters at depths of between 25 and 63 m....
- Sepia ramani
- Sepia rozella
- Sepia simonianaSepia simonianaSepia simoniana is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean. Its natural distribution stretches from Cape Town to Agulhas Bank, north to northern Kenya and...
- Sepia tuberculataSepia tuberculataSepia tuberculata is a species of cuttlefish native to South African waters from Melkbosstrand to Knysna . It lives in very shallow water to a depth of 3 m. It is endemic....
- Sepia vermiculataSepia vermiculataSepia vermicularis is known as the common cuttlefish or ink-fish in South Africa. It is endemic to this region.-Distribution:This cuttlefish is found around the South African coast from Saldanha Bay to Algoa Bay, subtidally to at least 40m....
- Sepia angulata
- Subgenus undetermined
The species listed above with an asterisk (