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Ascarosepion papuense Papuan Cuttlefish

Ascarosepion papuense is commonly referred to as Papuan Cuttlefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
11880 
AphiaID:
342159 
Scientific:
Ascarosepion papuense 
German:
Papua Tintenfisch, Papua Sepie 
English:
Papuan Cuttlefish 
Category:
Céphalopodes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Sepiida (Order) > Sepiidae (Family) > Ascarosepion (Genus) > papuense (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hoyle, ), 1885 
Occurrence:
Arafura Sea, Australia, Bali, Ceram Sea , Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), South-Pazific, Sulawesi, Timor, Western Australia 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
10 - 155 Meter 
Size:
up to 4.33" (11 cm) 
Temperature:
15,7 °F - 27,5 °F (15,7°C - 27,5°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Schrimps 
Difficulty:
Pas pour l'aquarium! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-03 16:45:55 

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Ascarosepion papuense inhabits silt, sandy, sandy-muddy, muddy and seagrass substrates, where t hunts at night.
The Papuan Cuttlefish shows a wide range of behaviours and colour changes, and small individuals have been observed to mimic Halimeda seaweed fot its protection.

Synonyms:
Sepia galei W. T. Meyer, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sepia papuensis Hoyle, 1885 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Solitosepia genista Iredale, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solitosepia lana Iredale, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solitosepia occidua Cotton, 1929 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solitosepia prionota G. L. Voss, 1962 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Solitosepia submestus Iredale, 1926 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

  1. Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. The Australian Museum (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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