Species ID
View AllPfeffer’s Flamboyant Cuttlefish
( Metasepia pfefferi )
Description
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- CAUTION: Poisonous
- Is a member of the family Sepiidae (cuttlefishes)
- Can grow to 8cm mantle length
- Is a type of marine mollusc
- Highly camouflaged and can instantly change colour
- Squirt black ink as an escape mechanism
- Found in Australia’s tropical waters from WA to QLD
- Frequents sand, mud and coral reef environments
- Usually seen crawling along the seafloor or hovering just above the bottom
- Feed on fish and crustaceans
- Have a parrot-like beak and will bite if given the chance
- Popular among divers
