common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Category: Octopus & Squid
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Sepiida
- Family
- Sepiidae
- Genus
- Sepia
Where to Find
Found in 23 diving areas across 12 countries and 3 regions.
- Abaco, Bahamas - 1 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 2 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 74 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 359 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 23 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 357 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 5 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 315 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 28 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 1 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 3 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 3 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 12 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 30 records
- Canary Islands, Spain - 86 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 123 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 81 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 3266 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 1 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 3 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 1 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 2 records