Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Pharaoh Cuttlefish

Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis) is also known as the Large Striped Cuttlefish and Seiche Pharaon. Like all cuttlefish, they are incredibly intelligent and of course not fish. They're cephalapods, in the same scientific order as octopuses. They're widesprerad from the Pacific to Africa, but some claim that there are three sub-species, east and west of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, and in the Red Sea & Persian Gulf.

Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis)
Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis)
Credit: Helen Holmgren
Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis)
Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis)
Credit: Helen Holmgren
Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis)
Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis)
Credit: Helen Holmgren
Pharaoh Cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca (Mollusks / Molluscs)
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida (Cuttlefish)
Family: Sepiidae (Sepiidae)
Genus: Sepia (Sepia)
Species: Sepia pharaonis
Size
Average Size: 40 centimetres

No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Pharaoh Cuttlefish

Robert
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: MV Explorer
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Tachai, Surin Islands, Richelieu Rock
When: Feb 2024
Ryan
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Andaman
Trip destinations: Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Koh Surin
When: Jan 2024
tomas
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock
When: Jan 2024
Sandy Boe
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands
When: Dec 2022
Tam
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock
When: Dec 2022

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