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Cephalopods are often hard to determinate, also because most Cephalopods posses the ability to change color. They do that by their Chromatophores, pigment-containing and light-reflecting cells, also found in amphibians, fish, reptiles, crustaceans. Sometimes the flash of a strobe makes them change color instantly. Next to that, a lot of Cephalopods, especially squid and cuttlefish, also use Bioluminescence produced by bacterial symbionts.

Cephalopods are the highest developed member of the mollusks; related to, for example, shells and nudibranch.

The name Cephalopods comes from the Greek and means head / foot. The main members are octopus, squid en cuttlefish, but also the seldom seen nautilus and argonauts are part of it.  There are over 800 different species, all marine; there are no fresh water species.

 

 

IL1-52 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi 2

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2002

Dive site: Hairball II

IL1-53 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi 3

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2002

Dive site: Hairball II

IL1-48 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi 1

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2002

Dive site: Jahir

IL3-085 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi 1

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2008

Dive site: Kuda laut I

IL3-086 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi 2

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2008

Dive site: Kuda laut I

IL3-087 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi 3

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2008

Dive site: Kuda laut I

IL3-011 eggs of Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi

Metasepia pfefferi, eggs

eggs of Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2008

Dive site: Kuda laut II

IAM-105 juvenile Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi

Metasepia pfefferi

juvenile Flamboyant cuttlefish

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Hatiwe

IL4-051 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi 2

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Jahir

IL4-073 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Jahir (night dive)

IL4-076 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Jahir (night dive)

IL4-060 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Rojos

IL4-210 Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi 1

Metasepia pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Jahir

  IHW-024 Needle cuttlefish, Sepia aculeata

Sepia aculeata

Needle cuttlefish

Halmahera, Indonesia 2010

house reef Weda resort (night dive)

IHW-152 Needle cuttlefish, Sepia aculeata

Sepia aculeata

Needle cuttlefish

Halmahera, Indonesia 2010

house reef Weda resort (night dive)

 

IB2-225 Golden cuttlefish, sepia esculenta

Sepia esculenta

Golden cuttlefish

Bali, Indonesia 2011

Dive site: house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)

MKA-25 Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Kapalai, Malaysia 2003

Dive site: house reef (Mandarin valley)

IGI-19 Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia 2009

Dive site: Shark point, Gili Trawangan

IGI-22 Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia 2009

Dive site: Bounty, Gili Meno

IBA-276 juvenile Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish ('before' 1st flash)

Bali, Indonesia 2009

Tulamben, USAT Liberty (night dive)

IBA-277 juvenile Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish (after 1st flash)

Bali, Indonesia 2009

Tulamben, USAT Liberty (night dive)

IBA-129 Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Bali, Indonesia 2009

Dive site: Menjangan, Garden eel point

IAM-253 Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus 1

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Laha III / Rhino

IAM-252 Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus 2

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Laha III / Rhino

IL4-039 Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Jarijari (night dive)

IB2-083 Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Bali, Indonesia 2011

Dive site: house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2009

Dive site: Zeelandbrug

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2004

Dive site: Zeelandbrug

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2004

Dive site: Zeelandbrug

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2008

Dive site: Zeelandbrug

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2006

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2006

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2009

Dive site: Zeelandbrug

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2009

Dive site: Zeelandbrug

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2009

Dive site: Zoetersbout

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2009

Dive site: Zoetersbout

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2009

Dive site: Stavenisse

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia  PT: Choco

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2011

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia  PT: Choco

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2011

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia

Sepia officinalis

juvenile Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2010

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia

Sepia officinalis

Common cuttlefish eggs

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2010

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia

Sepia officinalis

Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2010

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia

Sepia officinalis

Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2010

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia

Sepia officinalis

Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2010

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia

Sepia officinalis

Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2010

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

NL: Zeekat / Sepia  DE: Gemeiner tintenfish  FR: Seiche  ES: Sepia

Sepia officinalis

Common cuttlefish

Oosterschelde, Netherlands 2010

Dive site: Oesterdam / Bergse Diepsluis

EDS-24 Hooded cuttlefish, Sepia prashadi

Sepia prashadi

Hooded cuttlefish

Deep South, Egypt 2004

Dive site: Fury shoal, Abu galawa 

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IAM-027 Pygmy cuttlefish, Sepia sp.

Sepia sp.

Pygmy cuttlefish

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Tower

IAM-237 Pygmy cuttlefish, Sepia sp.

Sepia sp.

Pygmy cuttlefish

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Tower

IAM-248 Pygmy cuttlefish, Sepia sp. 1

Sepia sp.

Pygmy cuttlefish ('before' 1st flash)

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Laha III / Rhino

IAM-249 Pygmy cuttlefish, Sepia sp. 2.

Sepia sp.

Pygmy cuttlefish (after 1st flash)

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Laha III / Rhino

IAM-243 Pygmy cuttlefish, Sepia sp., male feeding female

Sepia sp. (male feeding female)

Pygmy cuttlefish

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Laha III / Rhino

Egypt WL/Sepia 1

Sepia sp.

unidentified cuttlefish

Wadi Lahami, Egypt 2003

Dive site: Torfa

IBA-189 unidentified cuttlefish

Sepia sp.

 unidentified cuttlefish

Bali, Indonesia 2009

Dive site: Kalanganyar

IAM-360 Stumpy-spined cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis

Sepia bandensis

Stumpy-spined cuttlefish

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

house reef Maluku divers  (night dive)

IHW-028 unidentified eggs Sepia sp.

Sepia sp.

unidentified eggs of Sepia sp.

Halmahera, Indonesia 2010

house reef Weda resort (night dive)

IL4-252 unidentified juvenile cuttlefish 1

Sepia sp.

 juvenile unidentified cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Teluk kembahu III

IL4-253 unidentified juvenile cuttlefish 2

Sepia sp.

 juvenile unidentified cuttlefish

Lembeh, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Teluk kembahu III

IAM-012 unidentified dwarf cuttlefish

Sepia sp.

unidentified dwarf cuttlefish

Ambon, Indonesia 2010

Dive site: Jetty (night dive)

 

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