Ascarosepion plangon (Gray, 1849) is a animal in the Sepiidae family, order Sepiida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ascarosepion plangon (Gray, 1849)
Ascarosepion plangon, the mourning cuttlefish, is a cuttlefish species native to the eastern Australian coast.
Ascarosepion plangon, commonly known as the mourning cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish. It is found along the east coast of Australia, specifically within the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. The species is common in Sydney Harbour, particularly in Chowder Bay. It is one of just three cuttlefish species that inhabit Sydney; the other two are the giant cuttlefish and the reaper cuttlefish.
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Acanthosepion pharaonis (Ehrenberg, 1831)
Ascarosepion mestus (Gray, 1849)
Ascarosepion apama (Gray, 1849)
Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758
Sepia vermiculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
Sepia grahami A.Reid, 2001
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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