Sepia pharaonis

Category of Organisms	Marine Molluscs
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum/Division	Mollusca
Class	Cephalopoda
Order	Sepiida
Family	Sepiidae
Genus	Sepia
Species	pharaonis
Binomial Name	Sepia pharaonis
Author	Ehrenberg, 1831
Common Name	Tiger cuttlefish
Local Name
Size Range	Body and shell to around 40cm
Environment/Habitat
Importance/Value	Cuttlefishes treated under this name are important fisheries species, highly prized for their firm flesh.
Resilience
Endemic	No
Found in Marine Park	No
Found in Malaysia	Yes
Distribution
Morphology/Character	This species of large cuttlefish is primarily identified by the shiny bulbous sweling on the inner side of the base of the cuttlebone. The male is recognised by the zebra-like lines on the arms with larger regular white squares along the leading edges.
Biology
Miscellaneaous
Status in IUCN Red List	Unknown
Status in CITES Species Database	Unknown
Researcher(s)
Reference(s)	CEPHALOPODS A WORLDS GUIDE by Mark Norman, published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek, Page: 71
Other Link(s)	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadclub_Cuttlefish
Collection Record

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