Thursday 18 March 2010

Delicate Blenny
Glyptoparus delicatulus
Smith, 1959
Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

The Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) is the second largest cuttlefish species after Sepia apama, growing to 50 cm in mantle length and 10 kg in weight.

It is the most common cuttlefish species on coral reefs, living at a depth of up to 30 m.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Subgenus: Sepia
Species: S. latimanus

Tail-Botched Lizardfish
Synodus jaculum

Tail-Botched Lizardfish
Synodus jaculum
Delicate Blenny
Glyptoparus delicatulus
Smith, 1959


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