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Sepia smithi

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Species of cuttlefish

Sepia smithi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Subgenus: Acanthosepion
Species: S. smithi
Binomial name
Sepia smithi
(Hoyle, 1885)

Sepia smithi, also known as Smith's cuttlefish, is a widely distributed species of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae. The species has been observed off the coast of Northern Australia.

Description

The species is usually a varying shade of brown in color, and can have white "dots" on their exterior. The species has 3 pairs of arms, and both sexes have eye-spots. Sepia smithi was first described by William Evans Hoyle in 1885.

Taxonomy

A 2023 phylogenetic analysis found Sepia smithi to be sister to Sepia elliptica. Both were found to belong to a larger clade of Indo-Pacific species, assigned by the authors to the reinstated genus Acanthosepion, previously synonymized with Sepia.

References

  1. "Sepia smithi Hoyle, 1885". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  2. "Acanthosepion smithi Smith's cuttlefish". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Sepia smithi (Smith's Cuttlefish)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. ^ "Sepia smithi Hoyle, 1885 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System". portal.obis.org. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  5. "Smith's Cuttlefish". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. Lupše, Nik; Reid, Amanda; Taite, Morag; Kubodera, Tsunemi; Allcock, A. Louise (August 2023). "Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships". Marine Biology. 170 (8): 93. Bibcode:2023MarBi.170...93L. doi:10.1007/s00227-023-04195-3. ISSN 0025-3162.

Further reading

Taxon identifiers
Sepia smithi


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