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Acanthosepion
Sepia is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone is ellipsoid in shape. The name of the genus is the Latinised form of the Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía) "cuttlefish".
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pharaoh Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion pharaonis
Needle Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion aculeatum
Golden Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion esculentum
Whitley's Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion whitleyanum
Kisslip Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion lycidas
Ovalbone Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion ellipticum
Curvespine Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion recurvirostrum
Smith's Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion smithi
Starry Cuttlefish
speciesAcanthosepion stelliferum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1500641.