Ascarosepion plangon
Species of cuttlefish
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Ascarosepion plangon, the mourning cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish found along the east coast of Australia.
| Ascarosepion plangon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Ascarosepion |
| Species: | A. plangon |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascarosepion plangon (J. E. Gray, 1849) | |
Classification
Ascarosepion plangon was first scientifically described under the name Sepia plangon by J. E. Gray in 1849.[1]
Distribution
Mourning cuttlefish are found along the eastern coast of Australia in the states of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria,[1] and are common in Sydney Harbour, especially in Chowder Bay.[2] It is one of only three cuttlefish species that live in Sydney, the others being the giant cuttlefish and the reaper cuttlefish.[3]