Sepia insignis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Sepiida |
Family: | Sepiidae |
Genus: | Sepia |
Subgenus: | Sepia |
Species: | S. insignis
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Binomial name | |
Sepia insignis |
Sepia insignis is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Natal. It lives at depths to 42 m. [3]
Sepia insignis grows to a mantle length of 60 mm. [3]
The type specimens, consisting solely of cuttlebones, were collected on Tongaat Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ( 29°35′S 31°07′E / 29.583°S 31.117°E). They are deposited at The Natural History Museum in London. [4]