common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) Cuttle fishes swimming
Date 1882
Source Popular Science Monthly Volume 21
Author Unknown
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The common cuttlefish or European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. The common cuttlefish is native to at least the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea, although subspecies have been proposed as far south as South Africa.