Dwarf / Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

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)
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis)
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) at Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) Raja Ampat
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) in Indonesia
Dwarf or Pigmy Cuttlefish (Sepia bandensis) Indonesia
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Dwarf / Pigmy Cuttlefish Sepia bandensis
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca (Mollusks / Molluscs)
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida (Cuttlefish)
Family: Sepiidae (Sepiidae)
Genus: Sepia (Sepia)
Species: Sepia bandensis
Size
Average Size: 5 centimetres

Dwarf / Pigmy Cuttlefish - Where Can You Find Them When Scuba diving?

Thailand

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Maldives

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Myanmar/Burma

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Malaysia

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Egypt

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