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Metasepia

Metasepia pfefferi

Hoyle, 1885

Flamboyant Cuttlefish

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Papua New Guinea to Australia.

Size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits various inshore reef areas and usually seen on muddy or sandy bottom areas and at depths between 10 to 300 feet (3 - 90 m).

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Cephalopoda

    Order: Sepiida

    Family: Sepiidae

    Genus: Metasepia

FYI: Shown here only for identification only.

 Metasepia pfefferi (Flamboyant Cuttlefish)
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