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Acanthosepion esculentum Golden cuttlefish

Acanthosepion esculentum is commonly referred to as Golden cuttlefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Non adatto agli acquari!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lembeh 14 IMG_6565a sm Golden Cuttlefish, Acanthosepion esculentum, Hairball, Indonesia 2014


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lexID:
10182 
AphiaID:
1666974 
Scientific:
Acanthosepion esculentum 
German:
Goldene Sepie 
English:
Golden Cuttlefish 
Category:
Cefalopodi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Sepiida (Order) > Sepiidae (Family) > Acanthosepion (Genus) > esculentum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Hoyle, ), 1885 
Occurrence:
Russland, Hong Kong, Central Pazific, China, Corea, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, North Pacific (Ocean), Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
10 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
11.81" - 15.75" (30cm - 40cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Food specialist, Shrimps 
Difficulty:
Non adatto agli acquari! 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-08 11:15:58 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Acanthosepion esculentum are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Acanthosepion esculentum, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Acanthosepion esculentum, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Acanthosepion esculentum Hoyle, 1885

Sepia is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. The cuttlebone is relatively ellipsoid in shape. The name of the genus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.

This species is demersal and inhabits sandy substrates (Reid et al. 2005). It feeds on crustaceans and small fish.

Synonymised names
Sepia (Platysepia) esculenta Hoyle, 1885 · unaccepted
Sepia esculenta Hoyle, 1885 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

lembeh 14 IMG_6760a sm Golden Cuttlefish, Acanthosepion esculentum, Aer Prang 1, Indonesia 2014
lembeh 14 IMG_6758a sm Golden Cuttlefish, Acanthosepion esculentum, Aer Prang 1, Indonesia 2014
lembeh 14 IMG_6565a sm Golden Cuttlefish, Acanthosepion esculentum, Hairball, Indonesia 2014
Golden Cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta), Makawide, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, INDONESIA 2009

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