Animal Species:Magnificent Cuttlefish – Sepia opipara (Iredale, 1926)
Identification
The cuttlebone is elongate oval, about twice as long as broad. There is a long, pointed spine present, and v-shaped striations.
Size range
Up to 15 cm mantle length
Distribution
The Magnificent Cuttlefish is found in Southern Indo-Pacific waters; from Shark Bay, Western Australia around to southern Queensland.
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Sepia opipara specimens in the Australian Museum collection.
Habitat
Sepia opipara has a known depth range from 83 to 184 metres.
Classification
- Species:
- opipara
- Genus:
- Sepia
- Family:
- Sepiidae
- Order:
- Sepiida
- Subclass:
- Coleoidea
- Class:
- Cephalopoda
- Phylum:
- Mollusca
References
Lu, C.C (1998) A Synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Cephalopoda: Sepiodiea). In: Voss, N.A., Vecchione, M., Toll, R.B. & Sweeney, M.J (Eds) Systematics and Biogeography of Cephalopods. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC, Vol. 586, 159-190.
Allison Runck
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