Sepia limata explained

Sepia limata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically southern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia (-26.5°N 197°W to -34.6667°N 201°W). It lives at depths of between .^[1]

Females are slightly larger than males. They grow to a mantle length of and, respectively.

The type specimen was collected off Manly Beach, New South Wales (-33.8°N 168°W). It is deposited at the Australian Museum in Sydney.^[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