Giant cuttlefish - Wikipedia
The giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama), also known as the Australian giant cuttlefish, [3] is the world's largest cuttlefish species, growing to 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and up to 100 cm (39 in) in total length (total length meaning the whole length of the body including outstretched tentacles).
Giant Cuttlefish - Sepia apama Gray, 1849 - Australian Museum
Sepia apama is the largest of the cuttlefish and can be identified by two rows of three skin flap-like papillae over each eye. Their cuttlebones can be identified by the lack of a spine and a rough V-shaped thickening (callus) at posterior end. The outer cone is wide and flared in the adult.
Giant Cuttlefish - The Australian Museum
What does the Giant Cuttlefish look like? Using cells known as chromatophores, the Giant Cuttlefish can put on spectacular displays, changing colour in an instant. By raising parts of its skin, it can also change shape and texture to imitate rock, sand or seaweed.
Everything you need to know about giant Australian cuttlefish in…
May 6, 2024 · Learn where, why and how to swim with them. The giant Australian cuttlefish is exactly what its name suggests – the largest of all the cuttlefish species. Males can be particularly big in size and measure up to 50 cm long and weigh about 10 kg.
Sepia apama - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The giant cuttlefish is native to temperate and subtropical waters of Australia, from Brisbane in Queensland to Shark Bay in Western Australia and Tasmania to the south. It occurs on rocky reefs, seagrass beds, and sand and mud seafloor to a depth of 100 metres.
Giant Cuttlefish: Undetermined decline - Australian Geographic
Sep 23, 2014 · In the late 1990s, more than 180,000 giant cuttlefish gathered to breed in South Australian waters. Since then, their numbers have dwindled by 93 per cent and no-one is sure why. AT FIRST GLANCE, the Lowly peninsula near …
Sepia apama - ADW
Sepia apama, known as the Australian giant cuttlefish, derives its common name from its geographical origin and nativity, Australia.
Australian Giant Cuttlefish - Smithsonian Ocean
The largest of the cuttlefish species, Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) delight scientists each year as they gather in masses to spawn in northern Spencer Gulf, northwest of Adelaide in Australia. To learn about the giant squid, a relative of the …
Giant Australian Cuttlefish - Great Southern Reef
Giant Australian cuttlefish are the largest cuttlefish species in the world. Although they can be found all along the Great Southern Reef, there is a distinct population that gather in large numbers each winter along 8km in South Australia’s Northern Spencer Gulf.
The Australian Giant Cuttlefish - The Complete Guide
Australian Giant Cuttlefish are quite incredible and iconic antipodean creatures! They are found all round the coastline of the southern half of Australia. Sepia apama is the largest cuttlefish in the world. And they can reach half a metre in total length and weigh in at up to 11kg.