Dwarf / Pigmy Cuttlefish
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) is also referred to as the Stumpy Cuttlefish. It's possibly the only cuttlefish (or cephalapod) that spends more than 90% of its moving time walking, instead of swimming. they are very small and hard to spot, and live in the Coral Triangle and Western Pacific at depths from 3 to 25 metres.
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis)
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) Raja Ampat
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) Indonesia
Credit: Johan Folmeus
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Dwarf / Pigmy Cuttlefish Sepia bandensis
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| Scientific Rank | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Mollusca (Mollusks / Molluscs)
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| Class: |
Cephalopoda
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| Order: | Sepiida (Cuttlefish) |
| Family: | Sepiidae (Sepiidae) |
| Genus: | Sepia (Sepia) |
| Species: | Sepia bandensis |
| Size | |
| Average Size: | 5 centimetres |
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