common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) English: oversized model of sepia officinalis, Cuttlefish
color pattern during mating season
size of the model 70 cm
Deutsch: übergroßes Modell eines gewöhnlichen Tintenfischs, Sepia officinalis, in Balztracht Länge ca. 70 cm
Date 10 January 2009
Source http://www.hans-dappen.de/sepia.html
Author Hans Dappen
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sepia_officinalis_modell.jpg
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.