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Bullet cuttlefish

Lusepia hieronis (G. C. Robson, 1924)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The bullet cuttlefish (Lusepia hieronis) is a species in the family Sepiidae, order Sepiida.

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Quick facts about the bullet cuttlefish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bullet cuttlefish live?

Not recorded

Is the bullet cuttlefish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bullet cuttlefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderSepiida
  5. familySepiidae
  6. genusLusepia
  7. SpeciesLusepia hieronis (G. C. Robson, 1924)

Synonyms Rhombosepion hieronis, Sepia hieronis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • カワリコウイカJapanese
  • Гиеронова каракатицаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bullet cuttlefish

Other species in the same family Sepiidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bullet cuttlefish?

The bullet cuttlefish (Lusepia hieronis) belongs to the family Sepiidae in the order Sepiida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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CreatureData. (2026). Bullet cuttlefish (Lusepia hieronis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bullet-cuttlefish

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BibTeX
@misc{bullet_cuttlefish_2026,
  title = {Bullet cuttlefish (Lusepia hieronis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bullet-cuttlefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}