Sepia trygonina
| Sepia trygonina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Subgenus: | Doratosepion |
| Species: | S. trygonina |
| Binomial name | |
| Sepia trygonina Rochebrune, 1884[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sepia trygonina, the trident cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish in the genus Sepia from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean.[2]
Description
The mantle length is up to 140 mm and the mantle is oblong, tapering to a point.[2]
Distribution
Sepia trygonina is known from the Indian Ocean, including the Saya-de-Malha Bank, region of the Mascarene Ridge and Zanzibar, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf[2] and southern India.[3]
Habitat
Occurs at depths of 20 to 410 m.[2]
Fisheries
This species is an occasional catch for trawlers in India[4] but is listed as heavily exploited by native fishermen in Yemen.[5]
References
- ↑ Doratosepion trygoninum Rochebrune, 1884, Bulletin des Sciences par la Societe Philomatique de Paris, 7(8): 97
- 1 2 3 4 ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0150e/a0150e15.pdf
- ↑ Sarvesan R. (1976); On the Occurrence of Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune) (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) in Gulf of Mannar; Indian Journal of Fisheries Vol 23, No 1 & 2
- ↑ http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2858/1/Article_19.pdf
- ↑ Abubakr, M.M. 2004 The Republic of Yemen Marine Biotic Ecosystem (Resources, Habitats and Species)The Republic of Yemen, Ministry of Water and Environment, Environment Protection Authority.
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