Sepia appelloefi
Species of cuttlefish
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Sepia appelloefi is a species of cuttlefish native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically the Tsushima Strait and waters between Kyūshū and southern Honshū, Japan. It lives at a depth of up to 350 m.[3]
| Sepia appelloefi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Subgenus: | Doratosepion |
| Species: | S. appelloefi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sepia appelloefi Wülker, 1910[2] | |
Sepia appelloefi grows to a mantle length of 90 mm.[3]
The type specimen was collected near Misaki, Japan and is deposited at the Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen.[4]