Elegant cuttlefish

Species not subject to scientific evaluation

Description :
The Elegant cuttlefish is a small species of cuttlefish which has an elongated mantle which is oval in shape and has a length that is more than two times greater than its width, with a maximum mantle length of 80mm. It has a short, broad tentacular club which is blunt towards its tip and has 6-8 suckers in oblique, crosswise rows.

Habitat :
Sepia elegans occurs offshore on sandy and muddy substrates, as deep as 500m but it is very rare at depth greater than 450m. It is a sublittoral cuttlefish which spends the winter months in deeper water, at depths between 200m and 400m and in the spring it migrates into shallower water to spawn.