Doratosepion limatum

Cephalopods
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth49–176 m
Water temperature19–26 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and July
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 2 records
March: 3 records
April: 5 records
May: 6 records
June: 4 records
July: 8 records
August: 2 records
September: 2 records
October: 5 records
November: 5 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 49–176 m · Deepest record: 176 m

40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 6 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 1 records
150+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–26 °C

18–20 °C: 7 records
20–22 °C: 39 records
22–24 °C: 13 records
24–26 °C: 2 records

Photos

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ミガキコウイカ

Other scientific names: Arctosepia limata, Arctosepia versuta, Sepia limata

Similar species

Slender Cuttlefish
Doratosepion braggi
Andrea Cuttlefish
Doratosepion andreanum
Kobi Cuttlefish
Doratosepion kobiense
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).
69 open-data records from 1895 to 2012.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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