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Metasepia pfefferi
Flamboyant cuttlefish is a invertebrate associated with reefs and open ocean. It is carnivorous and usually solitary. Available information is limited, so range and population status remain uncertain.
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Its range is represented here by the Indomalayan realm and the Pacific, where it uses reefs and open ocean. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 6-8 cm, weight 20 g-100 g. It has a cephalopod body with arms, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is mostly active by day and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is carnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in reefs and open ocean, so movements often follow available food resources.
It develops through egg or larval stages and uses small shelters in water or on the seabed.
Recorded scientifically as Metasepia pfefferi. Available information is limited, so range and population status remain uncertain. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
