Sepia hierredda

Sepia hierredda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia
Subgenus: Sepia
Species:
S. hierredda
Binomial name
Sepia hierredda
Synonyms[2]
  • Acanthosepion goreense Rochebrune, 1884
  • Acanthosepion oculifera Rochebrune, 1884

Sepia hierredda, the giant African cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish from the family Sepiidae, which was previously considered conspecific with the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis. It is found along the western coast of Africa and is an important species to fisheries.

  1. ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia hierredda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162498A902737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162498A902737.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Sepia hierredda Rang [in Férussac & d'Orbigny], 1835". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2018.