Giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama)
The Australian giant cuttlefish is the largest of the world’s hundred or so species of cuttlefish. It can grow to lengths of about a metre and weigh over 10kg (22 pounds). Like all cephalopods, it is carnivorous.
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The favourite prey of giant cuttlefish is sparse so they live and hunt alone except during the breeding season.
About the Giant cuttlefish
The Australian Giant Cuttlefish, Sepia apama, is the world's largest cuttlefish species, growing to 50 cm in mantle length and over 10.5 kg (23 lb) in weight.
S. apama is native to the southern coast of Australia, from Brisbane in Queensland to Shark Bay in Western Australia. It occurs on rocky reefs, seagrass beds, and sand and mud seafloor to a depth of 100 m.
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Scientific Classification
Class: Cephalopod (Cephalopoda)
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Species: Australian Giant Cuttlefish (apama)
Common Names
Australian giant cuttlefish
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Adaptation data provided by Animal Diversity Web
Where can I see them?
They can be found in the following habitats:
Elsewhere on the web
- Sepia apama (animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu)
- Wildlife of Sydney: Giant Cuttlefish fact file (faunanet.gov.au)
- SeaFoodSoup: biology of the giant cuttlefish (seafoodsoup.edublogs.org)
- The Cephalopod Page photos and facts (thecephalopodpage.org)
- Australian Giant Cuttlefish (wikipedia.org)
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