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The common cuttlefish or European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. It grows to 49 cm in mantle length (ML) and 4 kg in weight. Animals from subtropical seas are smaller and rarely exceed 30 cm in ML.The common cuttlefish is native to at least the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea, although subspecies have been proposed as far south as South Africa. It lives on sand and mud seabeds to a depth of around 200 m.

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  • The common cuttlefish or European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. It grows to 49 cm in mantle length (ML) and 4 kg in weight. Animals from subtropical seas are smaller and rarely exceed 30 cm in ML.The common cuttlefish is native to at least the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea, although subspecies have been proposed as far south as South Africa. It lives on sand and mud seabeds to a depth of around 200 m.
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  • Common cuttlefish
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  • *?Sepia fischeri (Lafont, 1871)
  • *?Sepia veranyi (P. Fischer in Lagatu, 1888)
  • *Sepia filliouxi (Lafont, 1869)
  • *Sepia officinalis mediterranea (Ninni, 1884)
  • *Sepia rugosa (Bowdich, 1822)
  • *Sepia vicellius (Gray, 1849)
  • *Sepia zebrina (Risso, 1854)
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