Species Sepia sulcata Hoyle, 1885
Grooved Cuttlefish
Compiler and date details
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Sepia sulcata 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.
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 89.4.24.77 ♂, Arafura Sea, off Kei (as Ki) Is., 140 fms (255 m) [5°49'15''S 132°14'15''E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwestern Australia from 18 º10΄S, 118º18΄E to 17º17΄S, 120º12΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 150-404 m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
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
Mud bottom, rock bottom, silt bottom.
General References
Lu, C.C. & Reid, A.L. 1997. Two new species of cuttlefish from northwestern Australian waters with a redescription of Sepia sulcata Hoyle, 1885 (Sepiidae: Cephalopoda). Records of the Western Australian Museum 18(3): 277-310 [297] (redescribed, new data)
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. [120] (diagnostic features, geographical distribution, habitat and biology)
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. [120] (Grooved Cuttlefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 19-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |