Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pharaoh Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion pharaonis
Pharaoh Cuttlefish
Category: Cuttlefishes
Scientific Name: Acanthosepion pharaonis
Synonyms: Sepia pharaonis
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Acanthosepion pharaonis is likely a complex of at least three species
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Cephalopoda (Class)
 └Decapodiformes (Superorder)
  └Sepiida (Order)
   └Sepioidea (Superfamily)
    └Sepiidae (Family)
     └Acanthosepion (Genus)
      └A. pharaonis (Species)

Cephalopods
Cuttlefishes

Pharaoh Cuttlefish

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