Sepia limata

Sepia limata is a species of cuttlefish native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean, specifically southern Queensland to New South Wales, Australia (26°30′S 153°44′E to 34°40′S 150°51′E). It lives at depths of between 17–183 metres (56–600 ft).^[3]

Sepia limata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiida
Family:	Sepiidae
Genus:	Sepia
Subgenus:	Doratosepion
Species:	S. limata
Binomial name
Sepia limata (Iredale, 1926)[2]
Synonyms
Arctosepia limata Iredale, 1926

Females are slightly larger than males. They grow to a mantle length of 42 millimetres (1.7 in) and 35 millimetres (1.4 in), respectively.^[3]

The type specimen was collected off Manly Beach, New South Wales (33°48′S 151°17′E). It is deposited at the Australian Museum in Sydney.^[4]