Cuttlefish

[hawksbillturtle]

Does anyone know what type of cuttlefish this is? (from Lembeh)
Thanks!



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I've uploaded a short video of the cuttlefish here:

[video=youtube_share;wYEwanYGieU]http://youtu.be/wYEwanYGieU[/video]

 

[Meyr]

my guess would be Dwarf cuttlefish.
But i could be wrong.

 

[hawksbillturtle]

Thanks, I checked the web for dwarf cuttlefish info/images, it could be one of those..
The size seems right, it was about 10 cm long.
The patterns looked somewhat different to what I've seen on the web (youtube etc), the ones on the web seem to have a more random pattern, but maybe it was just camouflaging at the time? The color tones (yellow/greenish) look close though.
The one I saw had a more steady yellow color with evenly distributed small blue-green dots over its body and two lines on both sides and under the lower tentacles.
I guess it was at a depth of about 15-20 m.