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Sepia acuminata Smith, 1916
ILLUSTRATIONS.—Adam and Rees, 1966, pl. 16: figs. 91, 92; pl. 43: fig. 261.
DIAGNOSIS.—Tentacular club with minute subequal suckers in 10 longitudinal rows. Sepion subrhomboidal. Striated zone flat, with many fine furrows. Anterior striae rounded. Outer cone with indistinct wings. Spine long, without keels.
ORIGINAL REFERENCE.—Smith, 1916:21.
TYPE LOCALITIES.—Port Elizabeth and Tongaat, South Africa.
TYPES.—Syntypes: The Natural History Museum, London, 1890.9.22.332–333, 2 sepions.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.—Southeast Africa from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to Somalia (1°31′N).
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- Voss, N. A. and Sweeney, M. J. 1998. "Systematics and Biogeography of cephalopods. Volume I." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-276. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.586
Sepia acuminata: Brief Summary
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Sepia acuminata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, from Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Somalia (01º30'N–30ºS), and Madagascar. It lives at a depth of between 44 and 369 m.
Females are slightly larger than males, growing to 120 mm and 100 mm in mantle length, respectively.
The type specimen was collected near Tongaat Beach, Port Elizabeth, South Africa and is held in the Natural History Museum, London.
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Depth range
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44 to 369 m
Jereb, P.; Roper, C.F.E. (Eds)(2005). An annotated an illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 1: Chambered nautilusses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes 4(1). FAO, Rome. 262p., 9 colour plates.
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