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Sepia (Mesembrisepia) latimanus Broadclub Cuttlefish

Sepia (Mesembrisepia) latimanusis commonly referred to as Broadclub Cuttlefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 4000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Sepia latimanus - Breitarm Sepia November 2006 - Indonesia - North-Sulawesi - P. Bangka - Canon DIGITAL IXUS 700

Sepia latimanus - Breitarm Sepia


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lexID:
2593 
AphiaID:
220305 
Scientific:
Sepia (Mesembrisepia) latimanus 
German:
Breitarm-Sepia 
English:
Broadclub Cuttlefish 
Category:
Cephalopoda 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Sepiida (Order) > Sepiidae (Family) > Sepia (Genus) > (Mesembrisepia) latimanus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 
Occurrence:
Australia, China, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Guam, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Palau, Philippines, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Taiwan 
Sea depth:
8 - 55 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm) 
Weight:
10 kg 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Shrimps, Zoobenthos 
Tank:
879.91 gal (~ 4000L)  
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-12-30 13:50:53 

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Sepia (Mesembrisepia) latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

The Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, feeds during the day active and appears to mesmerize prey with its rhythmic colored bands. The Broadclub feeds on small fishes and crustaceans. Commonly they are light brown or yellowish with white mottled markings. Males are sometimes dark brown, particularly during courtship and mating.

Synonymised names:
Sepia (Sepia) latimanus Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 30.12.2021.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 30.12.2021.

Pictures

Juvenile

Broadclub Cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, juvenile, Lembeh 2016

Spawn

Sepia latimanus
Sepia latimanus
Sepia latimanus

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