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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 and 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. 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. |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2002 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2002 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2002 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2008 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2008 | ||||||||||
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish, hunting Lembeh, Indonesia 2008 |
Metasepia pfefferi, eggs Flamboyant cuttlefish eggs Lembeh, Indonesia 2008 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish, juvenile Ambon, Indonesia 2010 |
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Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2010 | ||||||||||
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2010 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2010 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish, hunting Lembeh, Indonesia 2010 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2010 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish eggs Negros, Philippines 2012 | ||||||||||
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish, hunting Negros, Philippines 2012 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Negros, Philippines 2012 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish, hunting Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 | ||||||||||
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 |
Metasepia pfefferi 1 Flamboyant cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 |
Metasepia pfefferi 2 Flamboyant cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 |
Metasepia pfefferi 3 Flamboyant cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 | ||||||||||
Metasepia pfefferi 1 Flamboyant cuttlefish Anda, Philippines 2018 |
Metasepia pfefferi 2 Flamboyant cuttlefish Anda, Philippines 2018 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Anda, Philippines 2018 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Negros, Philippines 2019 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Negros, Philippines 2019 | ||||||||||
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish eggs Negros, Philippines 2019 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Negros, Philippines 2019 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2022 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2022 |
Metasepia pfefferi Flamboyant cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2022 | ||||||||||
Sepia aculeata Needle cuttlefish Halmahera, Indonesia 2010 |
Sepia aculeata Needle cuttlefish Halmahera, Indonesia 2010 |
Sepia aculeata juvenile Needle cuttlefish Bali, Indonesia 2016 |
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Sepia apama Giant cuttlefish, sub-adult Australia, Victoria 2018 | ||||||||||
Sepia apama Giant cuttlefish South Australia 2018 |
Sepia apama 1 Giant cuttlefish, juvenile South Australia 2018 |
Sepia apama 2 Giant cuttlefish, juvenile South Australia 2018 |
Sepia apama Giant cuttlefish, juvenile South Australia 2018 |
Sepia apama 1 Giant cuttlefish, sub-adult South Australia 2018 | ||||||||||
Sepia apama 2 Giant cuttlefish, sub-adult South Australia 2018 |
Sepia apama Giant cuttlefish Western Australia 2020 |
Sepia apama Giant cuttlefish, sub-adult Western Australia 2020 |
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Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Ambon, Indonesia 2010 | ||||||||||
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Negros, Philippines 2012 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Negros, Philippines 2012 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Negros, Philippines 2012 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Cebu, the Philippines 2012 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 | ||||||||||
Sepia bandensis wounded Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Anilao, the Philippines 2015 | ||||||||||
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Philippines, Anda 2018 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Philippines, Anda 2018 |
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Manado bay, Indonesia 2022 | ||||||||||
Sepia bandensis Stumpy-spined cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2022 |
Sepia esculenta Golden cuttlefish Bali, Indonesia 2011 |
Sepia esculenta 1 Golden cuttlefish Anda, Philippines 2018 |
Sepia esculenta 2 Golden cuttlefish Anda, Philippines 2018 | |||||||||||
Sepia grahami Ken's cuttlefish Australia, New South Wales 2023 |
Sepia grahami Ken's cuttlefish Australia, New South Wales 2023 |
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Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Kapalai, Malaysia 2003 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia 2009 | ||||||||||
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia 2009 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish (at 1st flash) Bali, Indonesia 2009 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish (after 1st flash) Bali, Indonesia 2009 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Bali, Indonesia 2009 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Ambon, Indonesia 2010 | ||||||||||
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Ambon, Indonesia 2010 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish, juvenile Lembeh, Indonesia 2010 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish, juvenile 1 Lembeh, Indonesia 2010 |
Sepia latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish, juvenile 2 Lembeh, Indonesia 2010 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Bali, Indonesia 2011 | ||||||||||
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish, juvenile Negros, Philippines 2012 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Halmahera, Indonesia 2014 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Halmahera, Indonesia 2014 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish, juvenile Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 | ||||||||||
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Anilao, the Philippines 2015 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Bali, Indonesia 2016 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish, juvenile Romblon, the Philippines 2017 |
Ascarosepion latimanus 1 Broadclub cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 |
Ascarosepion latimanus 2 Broadclub cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 | ||||||||||
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Negros, Philippines 2019 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Manado bay, Indonesia 2022 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish, juvenile Lembeh, Indonesia 2022 |
Ascarosepion latimanus Broadclub cuttlefish Australia, New South Wales 2023 | ||||||||||
Sepia mestus Reaper cuttlefish Ronblon, the Philippines 2017 |
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Sepia papuensis? maybe Papuan cuttlefish Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014 |
Sepia papuensis? maybe Papuan cuttlefish Raja ampat, Indonesia 2014 | |||||||||||
Sepia plangon Mourning cuttlefish Australia, New South Wales 2023 |
Sepia plangon Mourning cuttlefish Australia, New South Wales 2023 |
Sepia plangon Mourning cuttlefish Australia, New South Wales 2023 |
Sepia pharaonis Pharaoh cuttlefish Western Australia 2020 | |||||||||||
Sepia prashadi Hooded cuttlefish Deep South, Egypt 2004 |
Sepia prashadi Hooded cuttlefish Marsa Alam, Egypt 2012 |
Sepia prashadi Hooded cuttlefish Marsa Alam, Egypt 2012 |
Sepia prashadi Hooded cuttlefish (at 1st flash) Marsa Alam, Egypt 2012 |
Sepia prashadi Hooded cuttlefish (after 1st flash) Marsa Alam, Egypt 2012 | ||||||||||
Sepia sp. 1 Crinoid cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 |
Sepia sp. 2 Crinoid cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 |
Sepia sp. 1 Crinoid cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 |
Sepia sp. 2 Crinoid cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 | |||||||||||
Sepia sp. 3 Crinoid cuttlefish Bangka, Indonesia 2017 |
Sepia sp. Crinoid cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2022 |
Sepia sp. Crinoid cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2022 |
Sepia sp. Crinoid cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2022 |
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| Sepia sp. Pygmy cuttlefish Ambon, Indonesia 2010
| Sepia sp. Pygmy cuttlefish Ambon, Indonesia 2010
| Sepia sp. (male feeding female) Pygmy cuttlefish Ambon, Indonesia 2010
| Sepia sp. Pygmy cuttlefish ('before' 1st flash) Ambon, Indonesia 2010
| Sepia sp. Pygmy cuttlefish (after 1st flash) Ambon, Indonesia 2010
| Sepia sp. undetermined cuttlefish Wadi Lahami, Egypt 2003
| Sepia sp. undetermined cuttlefish Bali, Indonesia 2009
| Sepia sp. unidentified eggs of Sepia sp. Halmahera, Indonesia 2010
| Sepia sp. undetermined dwarf cuttlefish Ambon, Indonesia 2010
| Sepia sp. undetermined juvenile cuttlefish Lembeh, Indonesia 2014 |