Sepia reesi

Sepia reesi is a species of cuttlefish native to the southeastern Indian Ocean. Cuttlebone of this species known only from the type locality.^[3]

Sepia reesi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiida
Family:	Sepiidae
Genus:	Sepia
Subgenus:	Rhombosepion
Species:	S. reesi
Binomial name
Sepia reesi Adam, 1979[2]
Synonyms
Rhombosepion hieronis Robson, 1924

Sepia reesi grows to a mantle length of 45 mm.^[3]

Sepia reesi was only known from the type specimen was collected in Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island, Western Australia but a complete specimen was collected west of Rottnest Island (32º00’S 115º15’E) at a depth of 146-150m.^[1] Both the type specimen and the more recent specimen are deposited at the Western Australian Museum in Perth.^[4]

The specific epithet reesi honours British researcher William James Rees.