Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758

common cuttlefish

CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Classification	\| Sepiida \| Sepiidae
Sinonimi	Sepia filliouxi, Sepia fischeri, Sepia rugosa, ... more
Nomi Comuni	Choco vulgar, ... more

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Main reference

Schneider, W. 1990. (Ref. 417)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Size / Peso / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm ML maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 417); Peso massimo pubblicato: 3,500 g (Ref. 417)

Ambiente

Demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 200 m (Ref. 1695), usually 100 - ? m (Ref. 275)

Clima / Range

Tropical; 62°N - 16°S, 21°W - 37°E (Ref. 1695)

Traduzione
See machine translation of the following fields ( Distribuzione, Morfologia, Biologia) by ECMT.

Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean: from the Baltic and North Sea to South Africa.
Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Introduzioni

Maximum mantle length: 45.0 cm, maximum weight: 4000 kg (in temperate waters); Maximum mantle length: 30.0 cm, maximum weight: 2000 g (in tropical seas). Common size: 15.0 to 25.0 cm (in West Saharan fisheries; Ref. 275). Maximum mantle length is 45cm in temperate waters, but only reaches a little more than 30cm in subtropical seas (Ref. 3722).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 84930)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated

Human uses
Pesca: commerciale


Informazioni ulteriori
Stati Aree FAO Ecosystems Presenze Introduzioni Ecologia Dieta Prede	Nomi Comuni Sinonimi Predatori Riproduzione Maturità Deposizione Uova	Age/Size Accrescimento Length-weight Length-length Morfologia Larve Abbondanza	Other references Biblio	Collaboratori Immagini Francobolli

Fonti Internet

Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilienza (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)	High

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