The common cuttlefish, also called the European common cuttlefish, is one of the largest and best known cuttlefish species. It is migratory, moving inshore during summer and spring to spawn and to depths of 100 to 200 meters during autumn and winter, and it grows to 49 centimeters in mantle length and 4 kilograms in weight, though animals from subtropical seas are smaller and rarely exceed 30 centimeters in mantle length.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Sepiida, Taxa Source Common Cuttlefish (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Morocco, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tunisia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sepia officinalis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Sepia officinalisQuote, Primary Diet, Sepia officinalis
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
2. Wikipedia: Common cuttlefish
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The common cuttlefish is native to at least the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea, although subspecies have been proposed as far south as South Africa.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
View the Source3. Common Cuttlefish (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q756724 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Sepiida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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