Kobi Cuttlefish

Doratosepion kobiense

Cephalopods
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth71–215 m
Water temperature13–29 °C
Best monthsMay and August
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 5 records
June: 0 records
July: 2 records
August: 7 records
September: 0 records
October: 2 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 71–215 m · Deepest record: 255 m

60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 3 records
110–120 m: 2 records
120–130 m: 2 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 13 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Kobi Cuttlefish

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: ヒメコウイカ
Korean: 애기갑오징어
Thai: ปลาหมึกกระดองเข็ม

Other scientific names: Sepia (Doratosepion) kobiensis, Sepia andreanoides, Sepia kobiensis

Similar species

Slender Cuttlefish
Doratosepion braggi
Doratosepion limatum
Andrea Cuttlefish
Doratosepion andreanum
Acanthosepion ellipticum
Pharaoh Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion pharaonis
Smith's Cuttlefish
Acanthosepion smithi

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).
62 open-data records from 1885 to 1906.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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