Sepia adami
Sepia adami is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is known only from the type locality, S 79ºE off Cape Natal. It lives at a depth of up to 99 m.[3]
| Sepia adami | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Subgenus: | Doratosepion |
| Species: | S. adami |
| Binomial name | |
| Sepia adami Roeleveld, 1972[2] | |
Females are known to reach a mantle length of at least 59 mm.[3]
The type specimen is deposited at the South African Museum.[4]
References
- Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia adami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162615A928715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162615A928715.en. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- Julian Finn (2016). "Sepia adami Roeleveld, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- Reid, A., P. Jereb, & C.F.E. Roper 2005. Family Sepiidae. In: P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. pp. 57–152.
- Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
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