Sepia trygonina
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Sepia |
| Species: | S. trygonina
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| Binomial name | |
| Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884)[2]
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Sepia trygonina, the trident cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish in the genus Sepia from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean.[4]
Description
The mantle length is up to 140 mm and the mantle is oblong, tapering to a point.[4]
Distribution
Sepia trygonina is known from the Indian Ocean, including the Saya-de-Malha Bank, region of the Mascarene Ridge and Zanzibar, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf[4] and southern India.[5]
Habitat
Occurs at depths of 20 to 410 m.[4]
Fisheries
This species is an occasional catch for trawlers in India[6] but is listed as heavily exploited by native fishermen in Yemen.[7]
References
- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Sepia trygonina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162509A906314. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162509A906314.en. Downloaded on 12 February 2018.
- ^ Doratosepion trygoninum Rochebrune, 1884, Bulletin des Sciences par la Societe Philomatique de Paris, 7(8): 97
- ^ J. Finn (2016). "Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884)". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0150e/a0150e15.pdf
- ^ Sarvesan R. (1976); On the Occurrence of Sepia trygonina (Rochebrune) (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) in Gulf of Mannar; Indian Journal of Fisheries Vol 23, No 1 & 2
- ^ http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2858/1/Article_19.pdf
- ^ Abubakr, M.M. 2004 The Republic of Yemen Marine Biotic Ecosystem (Resources, Habitats and Species)The Republic of Yemen, Ministry of Water and Environment, Environment Protection Authority.
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