Kingdom Animalia Order Sepiida Genus Sepia Scientific name Sepia chirotrema Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Sepiidae Subgenus Sepia Higher classification Sepia | |
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Sepia chirotrema is a species of cuttlefish native to the southern Indo-Pacific, specifically from Investigator Strait, southern Australia (35°25′S 137°22′E) to Dirk Hartog Island, western Australia (25°45′S 113°03′E). It lives at a depth of between 120 and 210 m.
S. chirotrema grows to a mantle length of approximately 200 mm.
The type specimen was collected in the Investigator Strait area (35°25′S 137°22′E), south of Kangaroo Island (35°50′S 137°15′E). It was deposited at the Australian Museum in Sydney but no longer exists.
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