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Broadclub Cuttlefish

Sepia latimanus

Also known as: Cephalopod, Reef Cuttlefish

LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 5

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juveniles hide among coral and rubble once hatched, and often pass themselves off as mangrove leaves, using colour and posture to suggest a stalk, veins and dark flecks.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
skin tags
Behaviour
camouflagedchanges colourinks

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 5
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 5

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumMollusca
    3. classCephalopoda
    4. orderSepiida
    5. familySepiidae
    6. genusSepia
    7. speciesSepia latimanus

    SourcesWikipedia

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