Whitley's Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion whitleyanum
- Usual depth34–154 m
- Water temperature20–28 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, June, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 34–154 m · Deepest record: 154 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Whitley's Cuttlefish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ニヨリミナミハリイカ
Other scientific names: Sepia whitleyana
Similar species
Pharaoh CuttlefishAcanthosepion pharaonis
- Smith's Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion smithi
- Jam Mak Yue
Acanthosepion aculeatum
- Golden Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion esculentum
- Curvespine Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion recurvirostrum
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).
- 99 open-data records from 1957 to 2005.
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