Cephalopoda |
Sepiida |
Sepiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; oceanodromous (Ref. 75927); depth range 71 - 200 m (Ref. 1695), usually 100 - 150 m (Ref. 75927). Subtropical; 48°N - 5°S, 46°E - 153°E (Ref. 1695)
Indo-West Pacific: from Japan to Persian Gulf.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 275); common length : 7.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 1695); max. published weight: 80.00 g (Ref. 1695)
Minimum depth from Ref. 107559. Occurs at depths subtidal to 200 m (Ref. 1695). Occurs at the low tide mark.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.
Jereb, P. and C.F.E. Roper (eds.) 2005 Cephalopods of the world. An Annotated and Illustrated catalogue of Cephalopod species known to date. Vol. 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Spec. Cat. Fish. Purp. 4(1):262p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 1695)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 11.1 - 23.6, mean 19.2 (based on 172 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).