Sepia insignis
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Sepia insignis

Sepia insignis is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Indian Ocean, specifically South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Natal. It lives at depths to42 m.

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Sepia insignis grows to a mantle length of 60 mm.

The type specimens, consisting solely of cuttlebones, were collected on Tongaat Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (29°35′S 31°07′E / 29.583°S 31.117°E / -29.583; 31.117). They are deposited at The Natural History Museum in London.

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References

1. Sepia insignis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepia_insignis
2. Sepia insignis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162561/916691

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