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Rhombosepion
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Rhombosepion

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".

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pink Cuttlefish

speciesRhombosepion orbignyanum

Hooded Cuttlefish

speciesRhombosepion prashadi

Elegant Cuttlefish

speciesRhombosepion elegans

Oman Cuttlefish

speciesRhombosepion omani

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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 1500692.