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Sepia plathyconchalis

Sepia plathyconchalis

Sepia plathyconchalis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically the Saya-de-Malha Bank, Cargados-Carajos Shoals, and St Brandon Shoals. It lives in shallow waters at depths of between 25 and 63 m. Sepia plathyconchalis grows to a mantle length of 8 to 63 mm.

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

Overview

Sepia plathyconchalis is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically the Saya-de-Malha Bank, Cargados-Carajos Shoals, and St Brandon Shoals. It lives in shallow waters at depths of between 25 and 63 m.
Sepia plathyconchalis grows to a mantle length of 8 to 63 mm.
The type specimen was collected in the Saya-de-Malha Bank, Indian Ocean (09°42′S 61°08′E). It is deposited at the Zoological Museum in Moscow.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Marine

Video

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

Sounds

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References

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

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