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Broadclub Cuttlefish

Ascarosepion latimanus

Classification

Order
Sepiida
Family
Sepiidae

Ascarosepion latimanus, also known as the broadclub cuttlefish, is widely distributed from the Andaman Sea, east to Fiji, and south to northern Australia. It is the most common cuttlefish species on coral reefs, living at a depth of up to 30 m. Naming and taxonomy The type specimen of Ascarosepion latimanus was collected in New Guinea and is deposited at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.

Distribution

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France · 115United States of America · 3