Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758

common cuttlefish

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Classification	Cephalopoda \| Sepiida \| Sepiidae
Synonyms	Sepia filliouxi, Sepia fischeri, Sepia rugosa, ... more
Common names	Choco vulgar, ... more

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Main reference

Schneider, W. 1990. (Ref. 417)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 417); max. published weight: 3,500 g (Ref. 417)

Environment

Demersal; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 1695), usually 100 - ? m (Ref. 275)

Climate / Range

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

Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean: from the Baltic and North Sea to South Africa.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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
Fisheries: commercial


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Internet sources

Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


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

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