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''Sepia'' is a
* ) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are a valid species or a synonym. The question mark (?) indicates questionable placement within the genus.
A number of extinct species have been described from the
Tree of Life web project: ''Sepia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q286026 Cuttlefish Articles containing video clips Cephalopod genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
''Sepia'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of cuttlefish
Cuttlefish or cuttles are marine molluscs of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda which also includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses. Cuttlefish have a unique internal shell, the cuttlebone, which is used for control of ...
in the family
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Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone
Cuttlebone, also known as cuttlefish bone, is a hard, brittle internal structure (an internal shell) found in all members of the family Sepiidae, commonly known as cuttlefish, within the cephalopods. In other cephalopod families it is calle ...
is relatively ellipsoid
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in shape. The name of the genus is the Latin
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ized form of the Ancient Greek
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, ''sēpía'', cuttlefish.
Classification
*Genus ''Sepia'' **Subgenus undetermined ***? '' Sepia bartletti'' ***? '' Sepia baxteri'' * ***? ''Sepia dannevigi
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
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***? '' Sepia elliptica'', ovalbone cuttlefish
***'' Sepia filibrachia''
***'' Sepia mira''
***'' Sepia plana''
***'' Sepia senta''
***'' Sepia subplana''
***? '' Sepia whitleyana'', Whitley's cuttlefish
**Subgenus ''Acanthosepion''
***''Sepia aculeata
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'', needle cuttlefish
***'' Sepia brevimana'', shortclub cutttlefish
***''Sepia esculenta
''Sepia esculenta'', the golden cuttlefish, is a cuttlefish
Cuttlefish or cuttles are marine molluscs of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda which also includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses. Cuttlefish have a unique ...
'', golden cuttlefish
***'' Sepia lycidas'', kisslip cuttlefish
***''Sepia prashadi
''Sepia prashadi'', common name hooded cuttlefish, is a widely distributed species of cuttlefish. It has a thin, oval body and grows from 5 to 11 cm. The tips of the tentacles have a distinct club shape. ''S. prashadi'' is a migratory, demer ...
'', hooded cuttlefish
***'' Sepia orbignyana'', pink cuttlefish
***'' Sepia recurvirostra'', curvespine cuttlefish
***'' Sepia savignyi'', broadback cuttlefish
***'' Sepia smithi'', Smith's cuttlefish
***'' Sepia stellifera''
***''Sepia thurstoni
''Sepia thurstoni'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indian Ocean, specifically the waters off Chennai in India and off Negombo and Hambantota in Sri Lanka. It lives at depths of 20 to 40 m.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family ...
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***'' Sepia vecchioni''Neethiselvan, N. & V.K. Venkataramani 2010. ''Journal of American Science'' 6(4): 12–21.
***''Sepia zanzibarica
''Sepia zanzibarica'', or the Zanzibar cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indian Ocean.
Description
The arms of ''Sepia zanzibarica'' have four series of suckers with a hectocotylus present on the left ventral arm which has 6 ...
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**Subgenus ''Anomalosepia''
***'' Sepia australis'', southern cuttlefish
***'' Sepia omani'', Oman cuttlefish
***'' Sepia sulcata'', grooved cuttlefish
**Subgenus ''Doratosepion''
***'' Sepia adami''
***'' Sepia andreana'', Andrea cuttlefish
***'' Sepia appelloefi''
***'' Sepia arabica'', Arabian cuttlefish
***'' Sepia aureomaculata''
***''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.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ...
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***'' Sepia bidhaia''
***''Sepia braggi
''Sepia braggi,'' the slender cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It has been found in coastal waters of southern Australia. This species was first collected in South Australia by its namesake, William Lawren ...
'', slender cuttlefish
***''Sepia burnupi
''Sepia burnupi'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically southeast Africa, from Port Elizabeth to southern Mozambique and the Saya-de-Malha Bank. It lives at a depth of between 40 and 240 m.Reid, A., P. ...
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***'' Sepia carinata''
***'' Sepia confusa''
***'' Sepia cottoni''
***''Sepia elongata
''Sepia elongata'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Indian Ocean, specifically from the Red Sea to Somalia. The depth range of ''S. elongata'' is unknown.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Je ...
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***''Sepia erostrata
''Sepia erostrata'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically off western mainland Japan, from Sagami Bay to the Kii Peninsula. It inhabits subtidal, inshore habitats.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005 ...
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***''Sepia foliopeza
''Sepia foliopeza'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean, specifically the East China Sea and Taiwan. The depth range of ''S. foliopeza'' is unknown.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Je ...
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***''Sepia incerta
''Sepia incerta'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically south and east Africa, from Port Elizabeth to Mozambique (north to 18ºS). It is also present in the Saya-de-Malha Bank. ''S. incerta'' lives at a ...
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***''Sepia ivanovi
''Sepia ivanovi'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, probably throughout southeast Africa, including Kenya, Mozambique, to the mouth of the Zambezi River. It lives at depths to 50 m.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Ro ...
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***'' Sepia joubini''
***''Sepia kiensis
''Sepia kiensis'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically the Kai Islands, possibly to Timor and northern Australia. It lives at depth to 256 m.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Je ...
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***'' Sepia kobiensis'', Kobi cuttlefish
***'' Sepia koilados''
***''Sepia limata
''Sepia limata'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically southern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia ( to ). It lives at depths of between .Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ...
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***'' Sepia longipes'', longarm cuttlefish
***''Sepia lorigera
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'', spider cuttlefish
***''Sepia mascarensis
''Sepia mascarensis'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean, specifically Saya-de-Malha Bank (), Mascarene Ridge, and Cargados-Carajos Shoals. It lives at depths of between 87 and 325 m.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper ...
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***'' Sepia mirabilis''
***''Sepia murrayi
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'', frog cuttlefish
***'' Sepia pardex''
***''Sepia peterseni
''Sepia peterseni'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Pacific Ocean. Its natural range stretches south of central Honshū to southern Kyūshū, and it is also present in South Korea. It lives on the inner shelf at depths of between ...
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***'' Sepia rhoda''
***'' Sepia saya''
***'' Sepia sewelli''
***'' Sepia sokotriensis''
***'' Sepia subtenuipes''
***''Sepia tala
''Sepia tala'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically southwestern Madagascar off Cape Tala. It is known only from the type locality. ''S. tala'' lives at depths of 325 to 332 m.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C. ...
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***'' Sepia tanybracheia''
***'' Sepia tenuipes''
***'' Sepia tokioensis''
***'' Sepia trygonina'', trident cuttlefish
***''Sepia vercoi
''Sepia vercoi'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean, specifically the waters off Western Australia ( to ). It lives at depths of 76 to 201 m.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Jere ...
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***'' Sepia vietnamica''
**Subgenus ''Hemisepius''
***'' Sepia dubia''
***'' Sepia faurei''
***'' Sepia pulchra''
***''Sepia robsoni
''Sepia robsoni'' is a species of cuttlefish known only from its type locality, Hout Bay in South Africa. Its lives at depths of between 17 and 37 m.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. ...
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***'' Sepia typica''
**Subgenus ''Rhombosepion''
***'' Sepia acuminata''
***''Sepia cultrata
''Sepia cultrata'', commonly known as the knifebone cuttlefish or elongated cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish from the family Sepiidae endemic to the southern Indo-Pacific. It is a deepwater species found in subtropical and temperate Austr ...
'', knifebone cuttlefish
***'' Sepia elegans'', elegant cuttlefish
***'' Sepia hedleyi'', Hedley's cuttlefish
***'' Sepia hieronis''
***'' Sepia madokai'', Madokai's cuttlefish
***? ''Sepia opipara
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
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***''Sepia reesi
''Sepia reesi'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean. Cuttlebone of this species known only from the type locality.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. ''Ce ...
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***'' Sepia rex''
***'' Sepia vossi''
**Subgenus ''Sepia''
***'' Sepia angulata'' *
***'' Sepia apama'', Australian giant cuttlefish
***'' Sepia bandensis'', stumpy-spined cuttlefish
***'' Sepia bertheloti'', African cuttlefish
***''Sepia chirotrema
''Sepia chirotrema'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southern Indo-Pacific, specifically from Investigator Strait, southern Australia () to
Dirk Hartog Island, western Australia (). It lives at a depth of between 120 and 210 m.Reid, A., ...
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***''Sepia dollfusi
''Sepia dollfusi'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the Red Sea and southern part of the Suez Canal. The depth range of ''S. dollfusi'' is unknown.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. ...
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***'' Sepia elobyana'', Guinean cuttlefish
***'' Sepia gibba''
***'' Sepia hierredda'', giant African cuttlefish
***''Sepia insignis
''Sepia insignis'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Natal. It lives at depths to
42 m.Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. ''In:'' P ...
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***'' Sepia irvingi''
***'' Sepia latimanus'', broadclub cuttlefish
***'' Sepia mestus'', reaper cuttlefish
***'' Sepia novaehollandiae'', New Holland cuttlefish
***'' Sepia officinalis'', common cuttlefish
***'' Sepia papillata''
***''Sepia papuensis
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'', Papuan cuttlefish
***'' Sepia pharaonis'', pharaoh cuttlefish
***''Sepia plangon
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'', mourning cuttlefish
***'' Sepia plathyconchalis''
***'' Sepia ramani''
***'' Sepia rozella'', rosecone cuttlefish
***''Sepia simoniana
''Sepia simoniana'' is a species of cuttlefish native to the western Indian Ocean. Its natural distribution stretches from Cape Town to Agulhas Bank, north to northern Kenya and southern Mozambique. It is also present in the Saya-de-Malha Bank. ' ...
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***'' Sepia tuberculata''
***''Sepia vermiculata
''Sepia vermicularis'', the patchwork cuttlefish.sometimes known as the common cuttlefish or ink-fish in South Africa, but the name common cuttlefish is more widely applied to ''Sepia officinalis''. It is endemic to southern Africa.
Distribution ...
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The species listed above with an asterisk (Extinct species
A number of extinct species have been described from the Neogene
The Neogene ( ), informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary, is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya. ...
of Europe, though many of these are likely synonyms. Hiden, H.R. 1995. ''Mitteilungen der Abteilung für Geologie und Paläontologie am Landesmuseum Joanneum'' 52/53: 111–124. They include:
*'' Sepia bertii'' Foresti, 1890
*''Sepia complanata
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'' Bellardi, 1872
*'' Sepia craversii'' Gastaldi, 1868
*'' Sepia gastaldii'' Bellardi, 1872
*'' Sepia granosa'' Bellardi, 1872
*'' Sepia harmati'' Szörenyi, 1933
*'' Sepia hungarica'' Lörenthey, 1898
*''Sepia isseli
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'' Bellardi, 1872
*'' Sepia michelotti'' Gastaldi, 1868
*'' Sepia rugulosa'' Bellardi, 1872
*'' Sepia stricta'' Bellardi, 1872
*''Sepia verrucosa
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'' Bellardi, 1872
*''Sepia vindobonensis
Sepia may refer to:
Biology
* ''Sepia'' (genus), a genus of cuttlefish
Color
* Sepia (color), a reddish-brown color
* Sepia tone, a photography technique
Music
* ''Sepia'', a 2001 album by Coco Mbassi
* ''Sepia'' (album) by Yu Takahashi
* "S ...
'' Schloenbach, 1869
References
External links
Tree of Life web project: ''Sepia''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q286026 Cuttlefish Articles containing video clips Cephalopod genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus