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Sepia apama
Sepia apama Gray, 1849
Australian giant cuttlefish
Sepia apama
photo by FAO

Family:  Sepiidae (cuttlefishes)
Max. size:  50 cm ML (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11 kg
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 100 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  One of the largest cuttlefishes (Ref. 3722). Minimum depth from Ref. 116336. Also found in open trawl grounds (Ref. 275). Epibenthic (Ref. 116259).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 11 March 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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