Sepia appelloefi explained

Sepia appelloefi is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the Tsushima Strait and waters between Kyūshū and southern Honshū, Japan. It lives at a depth of up to 350 m.[1]

Sepia appelloefi grows to a mantle length of 90 mm.

The type specimen was collected near Misaki, Japan and is deposited at the Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57–152.
  2. http://www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/newclass.pdf Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda