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Common Cuttlefish

Mollusks

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
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Sepia officinalis 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Sepiida, Taxa
Source Common Cuttlefish (Wikidata)

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sepia officinalis
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Belgium

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Denmark

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France

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Greece

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Italy

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Morocco

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Portugal

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South Africa

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Spain

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Sweden

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sepia officinalis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Sepia officinalis
    Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive Impacts
    Positive Impacts pet trade pet trade food food body parts are source of valuable material source of medicine or drug source of medicine or drug research and education
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Marine, Habitat Regions
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate saltwater or marine saltwater or marine
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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.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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3. 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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