Kingdom Animalia Order Sepiida Genus Sepia Scientific name Sepia kiensis Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Sepiidae Subgenus Doratosepion Higher classification Sepia | |
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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 to 256 m. The validity of S. kiensis has been questioned.
S. kiensis grows to a mantle length of 37 mm.
The type specimen was collected off Kai Island in the Arafura Sea. It is deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.
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