Talk:Common cuttlefish

Wouldn't the swordfish fit into the large fish category at least it should be before whales?

Currently reads: "Known predators of S. officinalis include large fish[4] (such as monkfish),[5] whales,[4] and swordfish (Xiphias gladius).[6] " should probably read as: "Known predators of S. officinalis include large fish[4] (such as monkfish [5] and swordfish (Xiphias gladius).[6])[5] and whales[4]"

You're right, of course. I've made the change. mgiganteus1 (talk) 22:36, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request: medicinal uses?

I'm curious about the original Linnaean species name, officinalis, which would imply some previous medical uses. Does anyone know what these might be? Web search turned up only [1] --79.72.117.159 (talk) 10:47, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Use as model organism

Cuttlefish, especially S. officinalis, are used extensively as model organisms for investigations into the evolution, development, and function of vision and integumental coloration. I'm looking for some more sources, but a good place to start (for both) would be the work conducted by the Hanlon workgroup at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts. (User) Sepia officinalis (talk) 20:22, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is one of the largest and best-known cuttlefish species. It is native to the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea, with some subspecies proposed in South Africa. It lives on sand and mud seabeds and can tolerate brackish water. The common cuttlefish is a migratory species, spending the summer and spring inshore for spawning and then moving to depths of 100 to 200 metres (330 to 660 ft) during autumn and winter. It has a mantle of up to 49 centimetres (19 in), with a mass of 4 kilograms (8.8 lb). Cuttlefish have strong camouflaging abilities, enabled by a variety of specialized cells: pigmented chromatophore organs, light-scattering leucophores, and structurally reflecting iridophores in their skin. This common cuttlefish was photographed in Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal.

Photograph credit: Diego Delso

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