Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Family Sepiidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Order Sepiida Genus Sepia | |
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Sepia trygonina, the trident cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish in the genus Sepia from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean.
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Description
The mantle length is up to 140 mm and the mantle is oblong, tapering to a point.
Distribution
Sepia trygonina is known from the Indian Ocean, including the Saya-de-Malha Bank, region of the Mascarene Ridge and Zanzibar, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and southern India.
Habitat
Occurs at depths of 20 to 410 m.
Fisheries
This species is an occasional catch for trawlers in India but is listed as heavily exploited by native fishermen in Yemen.
References
Sepia trygonina Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA