Acanthosepion ellipticum
- Usual depth15–111 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 10 records
- February: 36 records
- March: 17 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 22 records
- October: 25 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–111 m · Deepest record: 137.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Acanthosepion (Fiscisepia) ellipticum, Sepia elliptica
Similar species
Pharaoh CuttlefishAcanthosepion pharaonis
- Smith's Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion smithi
- Jam Mak Yue
Acanthosepion aculeatum
- Golden Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion esculentum
- Curvespine Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion recurvirostrum
- Starry Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion stelliferum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 751 open-data records from 1906 to 2007.
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