Australian Giant Cuttlefish
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The Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) is the world's largest cuttlefish species, growing to 50 cm in mantle length and over 10.5 kg in weight.[1] Its life span is usually 2-3 years.
S. apama is native to southern Australia, from Brisbane to Shark Bay. It occurs on rocky reefs, seagrass beds, and sand and mud seafloor to a depth of 100 m.[2]
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- ^ Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57–152.
- ^ Norman, M.D. 2000. Cephalopods: A World Guide. ConchBooks.
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