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Octopus & squid

Dwarf Cuttlefish

Ascarosepion bandense

Also known as: Cuttlefish, Pygmy Cuttlefish, Pygmy Squid, Stumpy Cuttlefish, Stumpy-spined Cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis

Adult
@perigor2000 · Mabul, Malaysia · August 20081 / 2
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Overview

Found walking, rather than swimming, over sandy areas, often in association with sea cucumbers and sea stars, in shallow lagoons and coastal coral waters.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans.

Some of the smallest cuttlefish, they can change colour to match their surrounds when predators come near.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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Found walking, rather than swimming, over sandy areas, often in association with sea cucumbers and sea stars, in shallow lagoons and coastal coral waters.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumMollusca
    3. classCephalopoda
    4. orderSepiida
    5. familySepiidae
    6. genusAscarosepion
    7. speciesAscarosepion bandense (Adam, 1939)

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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    More in the family

    Cuttlefishes (Sepiidae)