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| Phylum Mollusca > Class Cephalopoda > squids and cuttlefishes > Family Sepiidae |
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three-spot cuttlefish awaiting identification* Family Sepiidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This chubby cuttlefish is sometimes common on our Northern shores. Seen among seagrasses, hovering slowly close to the ground. Features: 4-6cm long. It has three bands across the body and a triangle of dotted circles (a dot with a circle around the dot). One pair of smaller white dots is above the eyes and another larger dot in the middle band. These dots often remain lighter, despite rapid changes in body colour and pattern. The animal can change the body texture from smooth to spiky. There is a pattern of small bumps extending into the fins along the edge where the fins attach to the body. When alarmed, it tucks its arms under its heads and the tips of the middle arms are often held upright. |
 Changi, Apr 07  |
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 Pattern of small bumps along the body edge. |
 Three paler dotted circles in a triangular arrangement. |
Banded three-spot cuttlefishes on Singapore shores
 Beting Bronok, Aug 05 |
 Three paler dotted circles in a triangular arrangement. |
 Pattern of small bumps along the body edge. |
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 Changi, Apr 05 |
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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