Species Decorisepia hedleyi (Berry, 1918)
Hedley's Cuttlefish
Compiler and date details
2024 - Updated A.L. Reid, CSIRO, Australia.
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia hedleyi Berry, S.S. 1918. Report on the Cephalopoda obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour in the Great Australian Bight and other southern Australian localities. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 4: 203-298 pls 59-88 [258].
Type data:
Holotype AM E2464, Investigator Strait, S of Kangaroo Is., SA. - Sepia dannevigi Berry, S.S. 1918. Report on the Cephalopoda obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour in the Great Australian Bight and other southern Australian localities. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 4: 203-298 pls 59-88 [253].
Type data:
Holotype AM 2466 ♂ (82 mm ML), Investigator Strait area, S of Kangaroo Is. (35°50'S 137°15'E), SA F.I.S. Endeavour Stn E2466 [35°25'S 137°22'E]. - Decorisepia rex Iredale, T. 1926. The cuttlefish 'bones' of the Sydney beaches (Phylum Mollusca–Class Cephalopoda). The Australian Zoologist 4: 186-196 pls 22, 23 [193].
Type data:
Holotype AM C127593 (107 mm SL (113.3 mm including spine)), Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW [33°48'S 151°17'E]. - Decorisepia cottesloensis 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 [90].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13681, Cottlesloe, WA. - Decorisepia jaenschi Cotton, B.C. 1931. Cuttlebones from Robe, with description of a new species. South Australian Naturalist 12: 39-42 [41].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D10163, Robe, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Reid, A.L. 2001. Sepia hedleyi Berry, 1918 (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae): a complete description and clarification of the status of S. dannevigi Berry, 1918 and S. rex (Iredale, 1926). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 34(2): 79-97 [83]
Generic Combinations
- Decorisepia hedleyi (Berry, 1918).
- Sepia rex (Iredale, 1926).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Australia, from Queensland 23º26΄59΄΄S, 151º55΄11΄΄E to 33º10΄12΄΄S, 127º55΄12΄΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 47-856 m.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
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: demersal.
General References
Lu, C.C. 1998. A synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Sepioidea: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 159-190 [169] (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 [25] (Australian distribution)
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. [87] (diagnostic features, geographical distribution, habitat and biology)
Reid, A.L. 2001. Sepia hedleyi Berry, 1918 (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae): a complete description and clarification of the status of S. dannevigi Berry, 1918 and S. rex (Iredale, 1926). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 34(2): 79-97 [1]
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. [87] (Hedley's Cuttlefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 04-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED |