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Ascarosepion apama Australian Giant Cuttlefish, Giant cuttlefish

Ascarosepion apamais commonly referred to as Australian Giant Cuttlefish, Giant cuttlefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien

Foto: Camp Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien


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lexID:
4979 
AphiaID:
342111 
Scientific:
Ascarosepion apama 
German:
Riesensepia 
English:
Australian Giant Cuttlefish, Giant Cuttlefish 
Category:
Cephalopoda 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Sepiida (Order) > Sepiidae (Family) > Ascarosepion (Genus) > apama (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gray, ), 1849 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bass Strait, New South Wales (Australia), Queensland (Australia), Tasmania (Australia), Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
2 - 100 Meter 
Size:
19.69" - 39.37" (50cm - 100cm) 
Weight:
10.5 kg 
Temperature:
68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps 
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:
Near threatened (NT) 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-03 16:12:43 

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Ascarosepion apama Gray, 1849

Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Australia

One of the largest cuttlefishes. Also found in open trawl grounds.

Synonymised names:
Amplisepia parysatis Iredale, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Amplisepia verreauxi (Rochebrune, 1884) sensu Iredale, 1926 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia apama Gray, 1849 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Sepia palmata Owen, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)

Scientific paper

  1. Using the giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) mass breeding aggregation to explore the life cycle of dicyemid parasites, Catalano, Sarah R.; Whittington, Ian D.; Donnellan, Stephen C.; Gillanders, Bronwyn M., 2013
  2. Accelerometry estimates field metabolic rate in giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama during breeding, Nicholas L. Payne; Bronwyn M. Gillanders; Roger S. Seymour; Dale M. Webber; Edward P. Snelling; Jayson M. Semmens, 2011
  3. To Be Seen or to Hide: Visual Characteristics of Body Patterns for Camouflage and Communication in the Australian Giant CuttlefishSepia apama., S. Zylinski, M. J. How, D. Osorio, R. T. Hanlon, and N. J. Marshall, 2011
  4. Chemical composition and tissue energy density of the cuttlefish (Sepia apama) and its assimilation efficiency byDiomedeaalbatrosses, H. Battam; M. Richardson; A. W. T. Watson; W. A. Buttemer, 2010
  5. Impacts of seawater desalination on the giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia, Jacqueline L. Dupavillon; Bronwyn M. Gillanders, 2009
  6. Sperm motility and longevity in the giant cuttlefish,Sepia apama(Mollusca: Cephalopoda), Marie-José Naud; Jonathan N. Havenhand, 2006
  7. Evidence for biased use of sperm sources in wild female giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama), Naud, M.-J.; Shaw, P. W; Hanlon, R. T; Havenhand, J. N , 2005
  8. Evidence for Biased Use of Sperm Sources in Wild Female Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama), Marie-José Naud, Paul W. Shaw, Roger T. Hanlon and Jon N. Havenhand, 2005
  9. The secret life of the giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama (Cephalopoda): Behaviour and energetics in nature revealed through radio acoustic positioning and telemetry (RAPT), J.P. Aitken; R.K. O'Dor; G.D. Jackson, 2005
  10. Respirometry and swimming dynamics of the giant australian cuttlefish, sepia apama (mollusca, cephalopoda), Aitken, J.P.; O'Dor, R.K. , 2004
  11. Behavioural and genetic assessment of reproductive success in a spawning aggregation of the Australian giant cuttlefish, Sepia apama, Marie-José Naud; Roger T. Hanlon; Karina C. Hall; Paul W. Shaw; Jonathan N. Havenhand, 2004
  12. Description of Vibrio alginolyticus Infection in Cultured Sepia officinalis, Sepia apama, and Sepia pharaonis, C. R. Sangster and R. M. Smolowitz, 2003
  13. Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for the assessment of genetic diversity and paternity testing in the giant cuttlefish,Sepia apama(Cephalopoda), P.W. Shaw, 2003
  14. Respiration of the eggs of the giant cuttlefishSepia apama, E. R. Cronin; R. S. Seymour, 2000

External links

  1. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Adult

Foto: Shelly Beach, New South Wales, Australien

Commonly

Giant cuttle,St Leonards Pier, Australia 2011
Giant cuttle,St Leonards Pier, Australia 2011
Sepia apama 2023
Sepia apama 2023
Giant Cuttlefish.Flinders Pier 2019
Friendly Giant Cuttlefish. Flinders Pier 2019
Afully grown Giant Cuttlefish at the top of the Flinders engine. Flinders Pier 2019
Foto: Camp Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien

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