Broadclub Cuttlefish
Ascarosepion latimanus
Classification
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Sepiida
- Family
- Sepiidae
La seiche à grandes mains (Sepia latimanus) est une espèce de mollusques céphalopodes de l'ordre des Sepiida des eaux tropicales du bassin Indo-Pacifique. Cette grande seiche mesure de 45 à 50 cm. Elle vit dans les récifs coralliens où elle mange poissons, crabes et crevettes.
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.
Sepia es un género de moluscos cefalópodos de la familia de los sepíidos que agrupa algunas de las especies más comunes y comercializadas. Clasificación Género Sepia Subgénero indeterminado ? Sepia bartletti ?
Distribution
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