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A common gene between cuttlefish and almost all other cephalopods allows them to produce venom, excreting it through their beak to help kill their prey. [34] Additionally, the muscles of the flamboyant cuttlefish ( Metasepia pfefferi ) contain a highly toxic, unidentified compound [ 2 ] as lethal as the venom of fellow cephalopod, the blue ...
The cuttlebone of a cuttlefish. This is the largest hard part of a cuttlefish, maintaining the rigidity of its body.. The common cuttlefish is one of the largest species of cuttlefish with a mantle length reaching up to 45 cm and a mass of 4 kg on a presumed male, although this is for an exceptional specimen in temperate waters; specimens in subtropical waters rarely surpass a mantle length of ...
Dorsal surface of Sepia lycidas cuttlebone. Studies have shown a morphological asymmetry present in the cuttlebone curvature within the kisslip cuttlefish. [8] The cuttlebone may be more convex, or more developed, on one side than it is the other, which causes the cuttlefish to exhibit preferences towards its right or left side when hunting prey. [8]
The tentacles have club-shaped tips with suckers and retract into pits in the head. They can be as long as the body when fully extended. The mantle (body) is not fused to the head and is flattened dorso-ventrally and rounded at the back. It does not contain the cuttlefish bone typical of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae. There are two large ...
The broadclub cuttlefish is the second largest cuttlefish species after Sepia apama, growing to 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and 10 kg (22 lb) in weight. [7] Like many cephalopods, the broadclub can be seen displaying a range of colors and textures. Commonly they are light brown or yellowish with white mottled markings.
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Sepia esculenta, the golden cuttlefish, is a cuttlefish ranging from the Russian seas to the Philippines and throughout the western Pacific. [1] This species of cuttlefish is a nektobenthic organism living with a range of depths between 10m-150m (33 ft-492 ft) [2] but is primarily found within the shallow, coastal waters from Japan to the Philippines at a depth between 10m-100m. [3]
Articles relating to the Cuttlefish (order Sepiida), marine molluscs. They belong to the class Cephalopoda which also includes squid , octopuses , and nautiluses . Cuttlefish have a unique internal shell , the cuttlebone , which is used for control of buoyancy .