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Sepia rhoda

Sepia rhoda

Sepia rhoda is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically from the Arafura Sea (10°24′S 130°23′E) to the North West Shelf (20°47′S 114°48′E), both off Australia. It lives at depths of between 64 and 184 m. Females grow to 58 mm in mantle length (ML). Males are slightly larger, reaching 61 mm ML.

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

Overview

Sepia rhoda is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically from the Arafura Sea (10°24′S 130°23′E) to the North West Shelf (20°47′S 114°48′E), both off Australia. It lives at depths of between 64 and 184 m.
Females grow to 58 mm in mantle length (ML). Males are slightly larger, reaching 61 mm ML.
The type specimen was collected off Point Cloates in Western Australia (22°43′S 113°40′E). It is deposited at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

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 rhoda Wikipedia

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