Sepia elegans - Elegant cuttlefish

About 10 cm long. I need help to identify it. I think it is Elegant cuttlefish, but I am sure. Spotted in Aegean sea, near Kavala, Greece.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wish I could help, but I can't sorry. I would recommend to direct message Albert and Marta. Really cool find in any case! Posted 5 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Ferdy, I did send them a message. Hopefully, they could help me. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Hello Jivko, cuttlefish are difficult to Id, indeed. I would also go with Sepia elegans because it does not look like the other common Mediterranean sp. S. officinalis. Hope it helps :-)
    
    Here an article that may be useful:
    http://ikee.lib.auth.gr/record/207891/files/Vafidis%20et%20al.pdf Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
  2. 1. Jivko Nakev
      
      Lion
      
      Thank you, Marta. I appreciate your help. Posted 5 years ago

The Sepia elegans

''Sepia elegans'', the elegant cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae from the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is an important species for fisheries in some parts of the Mediterranean where its population may have suffered from overfishing.

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Similar species: Cuddlefish

Species identified by Jivko Nakev