Species Sepia grahami Reid, 2001
Ken's Cuttlefish
Compiler and date details
2012 - Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia grahami Reid, A. 2001. A new cuttlefish, Sepia grahami, sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) from Eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 123: 159-172 [160].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F87757 ♂ (43.8 mm ML), Australia, New South Wales, Clarence River, 53-49 m [29º33-32'S, 153º25'E].
Paratype(s) AM C306769 1♂ (65.5 mm ML), 1♀ (56.8 mm ML), Australia, New South Wales, SE of Yamba, 51-49 m [29º33'S, 153º25'E - 29º34'S, 153º24'E]; AM C306773 2♀ (55.4, 55.7 mm ML), Australia, New South Wales, NE of Wooli, 70-65 m [29º48'S, 153º27'E - 29º49'S, 153º26'E]; AM C306389 1♂ (49.3 mm ML), Australia, New South Wales, off Wooli, 69-22 m [29º49'S, 153º27'E - 29º48'S, 153º26'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Australia, New South Wales from 28º37΄47΄΄S, 153º24΄E to 36º40΄12΄΄S, 150º3΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 2-84 m.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
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]
General References
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. [86] (diagnostic features, geographical distribution, habitat and biology, interest to fisheries)
Common Name References
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. [86] (Ken's Cuttlefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPIIDA | 30-Jul-2012 | ADDED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |