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The 'Pharaoh Cuttlefish' (''Sepia pharaonis'') is a large cuttlefish species, growing to 42 cm in mantle length and 5 kg in weight.[1]
''S. pharaonis'' is native to at least the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.[2] It is likely a complex of at least three species, the distributions of which are not well understood.
The type specimen was collected in the Gulf of Suez and is deposited at the Zoologisches Museum in Berlin.[3]
★ Cephalopod size
1. Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. ''Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae)''. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57–152.
2. Norman, M.D. 2000. ''Cephalopods: A World Guide''. ConchBooks.
3. Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
The 'Pharaoh Cuttlefish' (''Sepia pharaonis'') is a large cuttlefish species, growing to 42 cm in mantle length and 5 kg in weight.[1]
''S. pharaonis'' is native to at least the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.[2] It is likely a complex of at least three species, the distributions of which are not well understood.
The type specimen was collected in the Gulf of Suez and is deposited at the Zoologisches Museum in Berlin.[3]
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See also
★ Cephalopod size
References
1. Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. ''Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae)''. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57–152.
2. Norman, M.D. 2000. ''Cephalopods: A World Guide''. ConchBooks.
3. Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
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