Sepia trygonina

Sepia trygonina
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
  • Doratosepion trygoninum Rochebrune, 1884

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

  1. Doratosepion trygoninum Rochebrune, 1884, Bulletin des Sciences par la Societe Philomatique de Paris, 7(8): 97
  2. 1 2 3 4 ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0150e/a0150e15.pdf
  3. 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
  4. http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2858/1/Article_19.pdf
  5. 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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