Sepiella
Encyclopedia
Sepiella is a genus
of cuttlefish
encompassing around seven species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda . Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but molluscs....
encompassing around seven species.
Classification
- Genus Sepiella
- Sepiella cyaneaSepiella cyaneaSepiella cyanea is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, from Port Elizabeth and Durban north to central Mozambique and Madagascar. It lives at depths of 13 to 73 m.S. cyanea grows to 80 mm in mantle length....
- Sepiella inermisSepiella inermisSepiella inermis, common name Spineless Cuttlefish, is an edible species of cuttlefish.-External links:** *...
, Spineless Cuttlefish - Sepiella japonica, Japanese Spineless Cuttlefish
- Sepiella mangkangungaSepiella mangkangungaSepiella mangkangunga is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically off the Northern Territory in Australia . It lives at depths from 1.1 to 3.3 m....
- Sepiella ocellataSepiella ocellataSepiella ocellata is a species of cuttlefish known only from the type locality off Java. The depth range of this species is unknown. Only a single male specimen has been recorded. The status of S. ocellata is questionable....
- Sepiella ornata, Ornate Cuttlefish
- Sepiella weberi
- Sepiella cyanea