Ascarosepion papuense Papuan Cuttlefish

Ascarosepion papuenseis commonly referred to as Papuan Cuttlefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Tom Davis, Port Stephens Marine Life, Australien

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Scientific:: Ascarosepion papuense
German:: Papua Tintenfisch, Papua Sepie
English:: Papuan Cuttlefish

Category:: Cephalopoda

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Sepiida (Order) > Sepiidae (Family) > Ascarosepion (Genus) > papuense (Species)
Initial determination:: (Hoyle, ), 1885

Occurrence:: Arafura Sea, Australia, Bali, Ceram Sea , Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), South-Pazific, Sulawesi, Timor, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 10 - 155 Meter
Size:: up to 4.33" (11 cm)
Temperature:: 15,7 °F - 27,5 °F (15,7°C - 27,5°C)
Food:: Crustaceans, Schrimps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-01-05 19:46:55
Last edit:: 2024-05-03 16:45:55

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Ascarosepion papuense inhabits silt, sandy, sandy-muddy, muddy and seagrass substrates, where t hunts at night.
The Papuan Cuttlefish shows a wide range of behaviours and colour changes, and small individuals have been observed to mimic Halimeda seaweed fot its protection.

Synonyms:
Sepia galei W. T. Meyer, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia papuensis Hoyle, 1885 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Solitosepia genista Iredale, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solitosepia lana Iredale, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solitosepia occidua Cotton, 1929 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solitosepia prionota G. L. Voss, 1962 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Solitosepia submestus Iredale, 1926 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
The Australian Museum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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