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Flamboyant Cuttlefish

Metasepia pfefferi

Seabook: Flamboyant Cuttlefish

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Max Weight

Max Depth

86 m

Description

Metasepia pfefferi is a species of cuttlefish occurring in tropical Indo-Pacific waters off northern Australia, southern New Guinea, as well as numerous islands of the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. The flesh of this colorful cephalopod contains a unique poison, making it unsuitable for consumption. Description ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

white
brown
orange
purple
pink

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Mud and Sand

Social Behaviour

Solitary

Venomous

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Danger to human

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