Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Broadclub Cuttlefish

Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) is the most-common species of cuttlefish on reefs around the Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea and parts of the Coral Triangle. It is among the largest of the cuttlefish species, weighing up to 10 kg. They are attractive and incredibly-intelligent creatures, and very popular with divers.

Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Broadclub Cuttlefish Sepia latimanus
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca (Mollusks / Molluscs)
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida (Cuttlefish)
Family: Sepiidae (Sepiidae)
Genus: Sepia (Sepia)
Species: Sepia latimanus
Size
Average Size: 40 centimetres

No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Broadclub Cuttlefish

Kira
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: MV Pawara
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Jan 2024
tomas
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Lapat
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Richelieu Rock
When: Jan 2024
Jeff Miller
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: The Phinisi
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck
When: Nov 2023

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