Cephalopoda | 
Sepiida | 
Sepiidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				;  djupintervall 0 - 130 m (Ref. 1695), usually ? - 40 m (Ref. 275).  Tropical; 41°N -   26°S, 32°E -   151°E (Ref. 1695)			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea:  from Red Sea to Japan and Australia.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm 12.2, range 5 -  24 cm Max length : 43.0 cm ML hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 275); 33 cm ML (female); publicerad maxvikt: 5.0 kg (Ref. 275); publicerad maxvikt: 5.0 kg			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Common sizes in landings range from 15 to 20 cm (Ref. 3722).  This species supports industrial or artisanal fisheries throughout its range. Mostly fished and abundant in Gulf and the Andaman Sea. This species has been grown successfully in culture and techniques are being developed to culture the animals commercially (Ref. 1695).  Minimum depth from Ref. 103582. Benthic (Ref. 105085).  Epibenthic (Ref. 116259).  Most common in shallow coastal waters (Ref. 801).  Commonly found over sand and seagrass beds (Ref. 102838).  Active predator and exhibits cannibalism (Ref. 105085).  Feeds on crustaceans, small fish (Refs. 801, 9773) and cephalopods (Ref. 105085).  Able to change color rapidly (Ref. 102838).  Coastal demersal.   Forms groups during spawning at depths of at most 20m (Ref. 9773).				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					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  
			
			
				
									
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
				Fiskeri: kommersiell; Vattenbruk: kommersiell; Akvarium: Potentiell			
			
			
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 24.6 - 29.1, mean 28.1 (based on 1516 cells).			
 
			
			
			
							
					Resiliens  				
				
				
					Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K=0.46-1.69).				
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (22 of 100).