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Flamboyant Cuttlefish

Mollusks

Flamboyant cuttlefish, Ascarosepion pfefferi, formerly classified in the genus Metasepia, is a species of cuttlefish of the family Sepiidae found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters off northern Australia, southern New Guinea, and numerous islands of the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. Unlike most cuttlefish, it walks along the seafloor on modified fin and arm lobes rather than swimming freely, and it displays vivid, rapidly shifting patterns of yellow, white, pink and dark maroon, among the most dramatic color displays of any cephalopod.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Venomous or Dangerous to Humans 1
Scientific Name
Ascarosepion pfefferi 1
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Sepiida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Flamboyant Cuttlefish

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Ascarosepion pfefferi
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ascarosepion pfefferi
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q133273013 (P225 taxon name)
  • infobox status=DD
  • Article text: "It employs complex and varied camouflage to stal"
    It employs complex and varied camouflage to stalk its prey.
  • Article text: "A toxicology report has confirmed that the muscl"
    A toxicology report has confirmed that the muscle tissue of flamboyant cuttlefish is highly-toxic, making it only the third cephalopod found to be poisonous.
  • In Biome: Marine, Article text: "Ascarosepion pfefferi, also known as the flamboy"
    Ascarosepion pfefferi, also known as the flamboyant cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish occurring in tropical Indo-Pacific waters off northern Australia, southern New Guinea, as well as numerous islands of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cephalopoda
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67993
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 67993
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Cephalopoda","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"头足纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Flamboyant Cuttlefish
  • Wikidata Q133273013, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Sepiida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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