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Sepia elegans has a wide geographic and depth distribution, the cuttlefish occurs to depths of 500 meters, but is rarely encountered below 450 meters.
Sepia elegans was most commonly observed at depths of 150 meters.
The elegans cuttlefish rarely buries itself in sand and feeds on a variety of prey including crustaceans, mollusks, polychaetes, and fish.
Sexual dimorphism has been observed, with females being heavier than males at the same length and possessing longer tentacles.
Sepia elegans can tolerate brackish water and migrates down slope to deep water in winter and up slope to shallow water in summer to spawn
Cuttlefish become sexually mature in 12 to 18 months; in the Mediterranean, spawning occurs year-round, and off Portugal, sexually mature individuals occur year-round.
Spawning is also extensive on the West African coast, with peaks in summer and fall.
Adult males have about 95 spermatophores and females have about 250 eggs. Eggs are laid in small clusters on a variety of muddy substrates, including sea fans, mussels, and rocks.
Synonyms:
Loligo sepiola Blainville, 1828
Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758
Sepiola desvigniana Gervais & Van Beneden, 1838
Sepiola grantiana Férussac, 1834
Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817
Sepiola vulgaris R. E. Grant, 1833
Sepia elegans was most commonly observed at depths of 150 meters.
The elegans cuttlefish rarely buries itself in sand and feeds on a variety of prey including crustaceans, mollusks, polychaetes, and fish.
Sexual dimorphism has been observed, with females being heavier than males at the same length and possessing longer tentacles.
Sepia elegans can tolerate brackish water and migrates down slope to deep water in winter and up slope to shallow water in summer to spawn
Cuttlefish become sexually mature in 12 to 18 months; in the Mediterranean, spawning occurs year-round, and off Portugal, sexually mature individuals occur year-round.
Spawning is also extensive on the West African coast, with peaks in summer and fall.
Adult males have about 95 spermatophores and females have about 250 eggs. Eggs are laid in small clusters on a variety of muddy substrates, including sea fans, mussels, and rocks.
Synonyms:
Loligo sepiola Blainville, 1828
Sepia sepiola Linnaeus, 1758
Sepiola desvigniana Gervais & Van Beneden, 1838
Sepiola grantiana Férussac, 1834
Sepiola rondeleti Leach, 1817
Sepiola vulgaris R. E. Grant, 1833
