Common cuttlefish
Two individuals hovering over the sea bed.
Image width ca XX cm.
Image: David Nicholson / Marine Biological Association of the UK
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Sepia officinalis Common cuttlefish |
Two individuals hovering over the sea bed. Image width ca XX cm. Image: David Nicholson / Marine Biological Association of the UK |
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Phylum | Mollusca |
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Class | Cephalopoda |
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Habitat Information |
| Found on sandy and muddy substrata, shallow sublittoral and offshore to 200 m. |
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Species description |
| Body relatively broad and somewhat flattened so as to be oval in cross section. Paired fins run from behind the head to the tip of the body. Individuals are capable of very rapid colour change, especially when threatened; the animal may also take the colour or patterning of its background. |
| PMF archive information |
| Unavailable |
| Species name is listed in the PMF at the following locations: |
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>Mewstone Dredging Ground Rame-Eddystone or Middle Grounds |