Sepia acuminata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Sepiida |
Family: | Sepiidae |
Genus: | Sepia |
Subgenus: | Rhombosepion |
Species: | S. acuminata
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Binomial name | |
Sepia acuminata |
Sepia acuminata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, from Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Somalia (01º30'N–30ºS), and Madagascar. It lives at a depth of between 44 and 369 m.[3]
Females are slightly larger than males, growing to 120 mm and 100 mm in mantle length, respectively.[3]
The type specimen was collected near Tongaat Beach, Port Elizabeth, South Africa[3] and is held in the Natural History Museum, London.[4]