Acanthosepion smithi, also known as Smith's cuttlefish, is a widely distributed species of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae.[3][4] The species has been observed off the coast of Northern Australia.[5][6]
| Acanthosepion smithi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Acanthosepion |
| Species: | A. smithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthosepion smithi (Hoyle, 1885) | |
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Description
editThe species is usually a varying shade of brown in color, and can have white "dots" on their exterior. The species has 3 pairs of arms, and both sexes have eye-spots.[7]
Taxonomy
editSepia smithi was first described by William Evans Hoyle in 1885.[6] A 2023 phylogenetic analysis found Sepia smithi to be sister to Sepia elliptica. Both were found to belong to a larger clade of Indo-Pacific species, assigned by the authors to the reinstated genus Acanthosepion, previously synonymized with Sepia.[8]
References
edit- ↑ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T189731A1934513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T189731A1934513.en. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Acanthosepion smithi (Hoyle, 1885)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sepia smithi Hoyle, 1885". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "Acanthosepion smithi Smith's cuttlefish". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Sepia smithi (Smith's Cuttlefish)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- 1 2 "Sepia smithi Hoyle, 1885 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System". portal.obis.org. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "Smith's Cuttlefish". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ Lupše, Nik; Reid, Amanda; Taite, Morag; Kubodera, Tsunemi; Allcock, A. Louise (August 2023). "Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships". Marine Biology. 170 (8): 93. Bibcode:2023MarBi.170...93L. doi:10.1007/s00227-023-04195-3. ISSN 0025-3162.
Further reading
edit- van Elden, Sean; Meeuwig, Jessica J. (December 2020). "Wild observation of putative dynamic decapod mimicry by a cuttlefish (Sepia cf. smithi)". Marine Biodiversity. 50 (6): 93. Bibcode:2020MarBd..50...93V. doi:10.1007/s12526-020-01117-0. ISSN 1867-1616.
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