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Sepia bathyalis

Sepia bathyalis

Sepia bathyalis is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically northwestern and southwestern Madagascar. It lives at a depth of between 300 and 500 m. Sepia bathyalis grows to a mantle length of 80 mm. The type specimen was collected near Madagascar (22°19′S 43°06′E to 22°23′S 43°06′E).

Sepia bathyalis
Representative image: genus Sepia · not verified as this exact species.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

Sepia bathyalis is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically northwestern and southwestern Madagascar. It lives at a depth of between 300 and 500 m.
Sepia bathyalis grows to a mantle length of 80 mm.
The type specimen was collected near Madagascar (22°19′S 43°06′E to 22°23′S 43°06′E). It is deposited at the Zoological Museum in Moscow.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

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Video

Representative video of genus SepiaCredit: Kaeptn*haddock · CC BY 3.0Source ↗

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Sepia bathyalis Wikipedia

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