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Family: Sepiidae cuttlefishes (See list of species below)

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45 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Acanthosepion pharaonis [Pharaoh cuttlefish]	Ascarosepion latimanus [Broadclub cuttlefish]	Doratosepion kobiense [Kobi cuttlefish]
Metasepia pfefferi [Flamboyant cuttlefish]	Metasepia tullbergi [Paintpot cuttlefish]	Rhombosepion omani [Oman cuttlefish]
Sepia aculeata [Needle cuttlefish]	Sepia andreana [Andrea cuttlefish]	Sepia apama [Australian giant cuttlefish]
Sepia bandensis [Stumpy cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia bartletti [Bartlett's cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia bidhaia []
Sepia brevimana [Shortclub cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia carinata []	Sepia cultrata [Knifebone cuttlefish]
Sepia elliptica [Ovalbone cuttlefish]	Sepia esculenta [Golden cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia filibrachia []
No picture found Sepia foliopeza []	Sepia hedleyi []	No picture found Sepia irvingi []
No picture found Sepia kiensis []	No picture found Sepia limata []	Sepia lorigera [Spider cuttlefish]
Sepia lycidas [Kisslip cuttlefish]	Sepia madokai [Madokai's cuttlefish]	Sepia mestus [Reaper cuttlefish]
Sepia opipara [Magnificent cuttlefish]	Sepia papuensis [Papuan cuttlefish]	Sepia plangon [Striking cuttlefish]
Sepia recurvirostra [Curvespine cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia rhoda []	Sepia rozella [Rosecone cuttlefish]
Sepia smithi [Smith's cuttlefish]	Sepia stellifera [Starry cuttlefish]	No picture found Sepia subplana []
Sepia sulcata [Grooved cuttlefish]	Sepia vietnamica [Viet nam cuttlefish]	Sepia vossi [Voss' cuttlefish]
Sepia whitleyana [Whitley's cuttlefish]	Sepiella inermis [Spineless cuttlefish]	Sepiella japonica [Japanese spineless cuttlefish]
No picture found Sepiella mangkangunga []	No picture found Sepiella ocellata [Spotty cuttlefish]	Sepiella weberi [Web's cuttlefish]

45 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
Doratosepion kobiense	Kobi cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	9 ML
Metasepia pfefferi	Flamboyant cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	6 ML
Metasepia tullbergi	Paintpot cuttlefish	Western Pacific.	7 ML
Rhombosepion omani	Oman cuttlefish	Western Indian Ocean	10 ML
Sepia aculeata	Needle cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	23 ML
Sepia andreana	Andrea cuttlefish	Western Pacific.	12 ML
Sepia apama	Australian giant cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	50 ML
Sepia bandensis	Stumpy cuttlefish	Indo-Pacific.	7 ML
Sepia bartletti	Bartlett's cuttlefish	Western Central Pacific	7.4 ML
Sepia bidhaia		Western Central Pacific	5.7 ML
Sepia brevimana	Shortclub cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	11 ML
Sepia carinata		Northwest Pacific	6 ML
Sepia cultrata	Knifebone cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	12 ML
Sepia elliptica	Ovalbone cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	17.5 ML
Sepia esculenta	Golden cuttlefish	Western Pacific	18 ML
Sepia filibrachia		Western Pacific	7 ML
Sepia foliopeza		Northwest Pacific	11 ML
Sepia hedleyi		Indo-West Pacific	10.8 ML
Sepia irvingi		Indo-West Pacific	10 ML
Sepia kiensis		Indo-West Pacific.	3.7 ML
Sepia limata		Western Pacific	4.2 ML
Sepia lorigera	Spider cuttlefish	Northwest Pacific	25 ML
Sepia lycidas	Kisslip cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	38 ML
Sepia madokai	Madokai's cuttlefish	Western Pacific	10 ML
Sepia mestus	Reaper cuttlefish	Western Pacific	12.4 ML
Sepia opipara	Magnificent cuttlefish	Eastern Indian Ocean and	15 ML
Sepia papuensis	Papuan cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	11 ML
Sepia plangon	Striking cuttlefish	Western Pacific	13.5 ML
Sepia recurvirostra	Curvespine cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	17 ML
Sepia rhoda		Indo-West Pacific	6.1 ML
Sepia rozella	Rosecone cuttlefish	Western Pacific	14 ML
Sepia smithi	Smith's cuttlefish	Indo-Pacific	15 ML
Sepia stellifera	Starry cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	12 ML
Sepia subplana		Central Pacific	6 ML
Sepia sulcata	Grooved cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	9.7 ML
Sepia vietnamica	Viet nam cuttlefish	Western Pacific	7 ML
Sepia vossi	Voss' cuttlefish	Western Pacific	10 ML
Sepia whitleyana	Whitley's cuttlefish	Western Pacific	17.4 ML
Sepiella inermis	Spineless cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	12.5 ML
Sepiella japonica	Japanese spineless cuttlefish	Northwest Pacific	20 ML
Sepiella mangkangunga		Indo-West Pacific	5.9 ML
Sepiella ocellata	Spotty cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific.	5 ML
Sepiella weberi	Web's cuttlefish	Indo-West Pacific	7 ML

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