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Sepia kiensis

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Sepia kiensis is a species of cuttlefish native to the Indo-Pacific, specifically the Kai Islands, possibly to Timor and northern Australia. It lives at depth of 256 m.[3] The validity of S. kiensis has been questioned.[4]

Phylum:Mollusca
Order:Sepiida
Family:Sepiidae
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Sepia kiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Subgenus: Doratosepion
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S. kiensis
Binomial name
Sepia kiensis
Hoyle, 1885[2]
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Sepia kiensis grows to a mantle length of 37 mm.[3]

The type specimen was collected off Kai Island in the Arafura Sea. It is deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.[4]

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