Rhombosepion elegans (Blainville, 1827)
Elegant cuttlefish
Rhombosepion elegans
photo by FAO

Family:  Sepiidae (cuttlefishes)
Max. size:  7.2 cm ML (male/unsexed); 8.9 cm ML (female); max.weight: 60.0 g
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 16 - 500 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from UK to Angola.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth range from Ref. 114857.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 13 March 2009 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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