Species Ascarosepion papuense (Hoyle, 1885)
Papuan Cuttlefish
Compiler and date details
2024 - Updated A.L. Reid, CSIRO, Australia.
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia papuensis Hoyle, W.E. 1885. Diagnoses of new species of Cephalopoda collected during the cruise of H.M.S. Challenger. Part 2. The Decapoda. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 16: 181-203 [197].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1889.4.24.68 ♂ (64 mm ML (63 mm SL)), HMS Challenger Stn 188 (Arafura Sea, S of Papua), 28 fathoms (51.2 m) [9°59'S 139°42'E].Secondary source:
Adam, W. & Rees, W.J. 1966. A review of the cephalopod family Sepiidae. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 11: 1-165. - Sepia galei Meyer, W. Th. 1909. Cephalopoda. pp. 329-335 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 2. [332].
Type data:
Status unknown, (not traced), Sharks Bay near Brown Station, Dirk Hartog, WA. - Solitosepia submestus Iredale, T. 1926. The biology of North-West Islet, Capricorn Group. Marine molluscs. The Australian Zoologist 4: 237-240 [238].
Type data:
Holotype AM C133325 (67.7 mm SL (70.2 mm including spine)), Masthead Is., Capricorn Group, QLD [23°32'S 151°44'E]. - Solitosepia occidua Cotton, B.C. 1929. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island. 4. Western Australian Sepiidae. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 15: 87-94 pls 14-16 [88].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13627 (45 mm SL (48 mm including spine)), Rottnest Island, WA [32°00'S 115°30'E]. - Solitosepia genista Iredale, T. 1954. Cuttlefish 'bones' again. The Australian Zoologist 12: 63-82 pls 4, 5 [66].
Type data:
Holotype AM C133309 (62 mm SL (64.8 mm including spine)), Broome, WA [17°31.5'S 121°27'E]. - Solitosepia lana Iredale, T. 1954. Cuttlefish 'bones' again. The Australian Zoologist 12: 63-82 pls 4, 5 [66].
Type data:
Holotype AM C133301 (94.5 mm SL (98.7 mm including spine)), Low Isles, QLD [16°23'S 145°34'E]. - Sepia prionota Voss, G.L. 1962. Six new species and two new subspecies of cephalopods from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 75: 169-176 [169].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 575326 ♂ (61.0 mm ML), off Sirun Is., Sulu Archipelago, Tawi Tawi group, Philippines, 44 m.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Adam, W. 1979. The Sepiidae (Cephalopoda, Decapoda) in the collections of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 7: 113-212 pls 1-13 [168]
Generic Combinations
- Ascarosepion papuense (Hoyle, 1885). —
Lŭpse, N., Reid, A., Taitre, M., Kubodera, T. & Allcock, A.L. 2023. Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships. Marine Biology [Date published 16 Jun 2023]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northern, northeastern and northwestern Australia from 23º26΄59΄΄S, 151º55΄11΄΄E to 25º19΄12΄΄S, 113º37΄47΄΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 10-155 m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Reid, A. 2016. Post-mortem drift in Australian cuttlefish sepions: its effect on the interpretation of species ranges. Molluscan Research 36(1): 9-21 [Date published 2016]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: continental shelf.
General References
Lu, C.C. 1998. A synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Sepioidea: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 159-190 [178] (Australian distribution)
Lu, C.C. & Phillips, J.U. 1985. An annotated checklist of Cephalopoda from Australian waters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 2: 21-36 [26] (Australian distribution)
Norman, M. 2000. Cephalopods, a world guide. Hakenheim : ConchBooks 320 pp. [70] (biology)
Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. 2005. Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4 Rome : FAO Vol. 1 pp. 1-262. [105] (diagnostic features, geographical distribution, habitat and biology)
Common Name References
Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000. A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 96 pp. [28] (Papuan Cuttlefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | CEPHALOPODA Cuvier, 1795 | 16-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid |
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 04-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 22-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED |