Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus, also known as the broadclub cuttlefish, is widely distributed from the Andaman Sea, east to Fiji, and south to northern Australia. It is the most common cuttlefish species on coral reefs, living at a depth of up to 30 m.

Broadclub cuttlefish
S. latimanus from Sipadan, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Subgenus: Sepia
Species:
S. latimanus
Binomial name
Sepia latimanus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Synonyms
  • Sepia rappiana
    Férussac, 1835
  • Sepia mozambica
    Rochebrune, 1884
  • Sepia hercules
    Pilsbry, 1894
  • Ponderisepia eclogaria
    Iredale, 1926
  • Sepia harmeri
    Robson, 1928
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