Order Sepiida Genus Sepia Scientific name Sepia tala Rank Species | Subgenus Doratosepion Higher classification Sepia | |
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Sepia tala is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically southwestern Madagascar off Cape Tala. It is known only from the type locality. S. tala lives at depths of 325 to 332 m.
S. tala grows to a mantle length of 80 mm.
The type specimen was collected off Cape Tala (22°19'S to 22°23'S, 43°06'E) and is deposited at the Zoological Museum in Moscow.
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