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Family: Sepiidae cuttlefishes (See list of species below)

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46 species in Indian Ocean, Western with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Acanthosepion pharaonis [Pharaoh cuttlefish]	Ascarosepion latimanus [Broadclub cuttlefish]	Aurosepina arabica [Arabian cuttlefish]
Doratosepion kobiense [Kobi cuttlefish]	Erythalassa trygonina [Trident cuttlefish]	Rhombosepion omani [Oman cuttlefish]
Rhombosepion prashadi [Hooded cuttlefish]	Sepia aculeata [Needle cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia acuminata []
No picture found Sepia adami []	Sepia australis [Southern cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia bathyalis []
Sepia braggi [Slender cuttlefish]	Sepia brevimana [Shortclub cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia burnupi []
No picture found Sepia confusa []	No picture found Sepia dollfusi []	Sepia elliptica [Ovalbone cuttlefish]
No picture found Sepia elongata []	No picture found Sepia gibba []	Sepia hieronis [Bullet cuttlefish]
No picture found Sepia incerta []	No picture found Sepia insignis []	No picture found Sepia ivanovi []
No picture found Sepia joubini []	No picture found Sepia mascarensis []	No picture found Sepia mirabilis []
Sepia murrayi [Frog cuttlefish]	Sepia papillata [Wrinkled cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia plathyconchalis []
Sepia prabahari [Small striped cuttlefish]	Sepia ramani []	Sepia savignyi [Broadback cuttlefish]
No picture found Sepia saya []	No picture found Sepia sewelli []	No picture found Sepia simoniana []
No picture found Sepia sokotriensis []	Sepia stellifera [Starry cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia tala []
No picture found Sepia thurstoni []	No picture found Sepia typica []	No picture found Sepia vecchioni []
Sepia vermiculata [Patchwork cuttlefish]	Sepia zanzibarica [Zanzibar cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepiella cyanea []
Sepiella inermis [Spineless cuttlefish]

46 Species of Family Sepiidae
(cuttlefishes)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthosepion pharaonis	Pharaoh cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific and the	43 ML
Ascarosepion latimanus	Broadclub cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	50 ML
Aurosepina arabica	Arabian cuttlefish	Indian Ocean	8.8 ML
Doratosepion kobiense	Kobi cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	9 ML
Erythalassa trygonina	Trident cuttlefish	Western Indian Ocean.	14 ML
Rhombosepion omani	Oman cuttlefish	Western Indian Ocean	10 ML
Rhombosepion prashadi	Hooded cuttlefish	Indian Ocean.	21.2 ML
Sepia aculeata	Needle cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	23 ML
Sepia acuminata		Southeast Atlantic and We	12 ML
Sepia adami		Southeast Atlantic	5.9 ML
Sepia australis	Southern cuttlefish	Eastern Atlantic to Weste	8.5 ML
Sepia bathyalis		Western Indian Ocean	8 ML
Sepia braggi	Slender cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	8 ML
Sepia brevimana	Shortclub cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	11 ML
Sepia burnupi		Southeast Atlantic	9 ML
Sepia confusa		Southeast Atlantic	15 ML
Sepia dollfusi		Western Indian Ocean	11 ML
Sepia elliptica	Ovalbone cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	17.5 ML
Sepia elongata		Western Indian Ocean	9.7 ML
Sepia gibba		Western Indian Ocean	10 ML
Sepia hieronis	Bullet cuttlefish	Southeast Atlantic and We	8 ML
Sepia incerta		Southeast Atlantic and We	15 ML
Sepia insignis		Southeast Atlantic and We	6 ML
Sepia ivanovi		Western Indian Ocean	7 ML
Sepia joubini		Southeast Atlantic and We	6.4 ML
Sepia mascarensis		Western Indian Ocean.	12.4 ML
Sepia mirabilis		Western Indian Ocean	7 ML
Sepia murrayi	Frog cuttlefish	Western Indian Ocean	4.1 ML
Sepia papillata	Wrinkled cuttlefish	Southeast Atlantic and we	14 ML
Sepia plathyconchalis		Western Indian Ocean.	6.3 ML
Sepia prabahari	Small striped cuttlefish	Indian Ocean	13 ML
Sepia ramani		Indian Ocean	37.5 ML
Sepia savignyi	Broadback cuttlefish	Western Indian Ocean.	19 ML
Sepia saya		Western Indian Ocean.	9 ML
Sepia sewelli		Western Indian Ocean	3 ML
Sepia simoniana		Southeast Atlantic and We	18.5 ML
Sepia sokotriensis		Western Indian Ocean	8 ML
Sepia stellifera	Starry cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	12 ML
Sepia tala		Western Indian Ocean.	8 ML
Sepia thurstoni		Eastern Indian Ocean	11 ML
Sepia typica		Southeast Atlantic and We	2.6 ML
Sepia vecchioni		Indian Ocean
Sepia vermiculata	Patchwork cuttlefish	Southeast Atlantic and We	28.7 ML
Sepia zanzibarica	Zanzibar cuttlefish	Southeast Atlantic and We	25 ML
Sepiella cyanea		Southeast Atlantic and We	8 ML
Sepiella inermis	Spineless cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	12.5 ML

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