CreatureData

Curvespine cuttlefish

Acanthosepion recurvirostrum (Steenstrup, 1875)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The curvespine cuttlefish (Acanthosepion recurvirostrum) is a species in the family Sepiidae, order Sepiida.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the curvespine 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 curvespine cuttlefish live?

Not recorded

Is the curvespine 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 curvespine cuttlefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderSepiida
  5. familySepiidae
  6. genusAcanthosepion
  7. SpeciesAcanthosepion recurvirostrum (Steenstrup, 1875)

Synonyms Sepia pagenstecheri, Sepia recurvirostra, Sepia singaporensis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Seppia spina ricurvaItalian
  • アジアコウイカJapanese
  • Choco-curvoPortuguese
  • Кривошипая каракатицаRussian
  • ปลาหมึกกระดองหางงอThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the curvespine cuttlefish

Other species in the same genus Acanthosepion.

Jam mak Yue

Acanthosepion aculeatum

SepiidaeNo free photo yet

Kouika

Acanthosepion esculentum

SepiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCurvespine cuttlefish vs Jam mak YueCurvespine cuttlefish vs Ovalbone cuttlefishCurvespine cuttlefish vs KouikaCurvespine cuttlefish vs Kisslip cuttlefish

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the curvespine cuttlefish?

The curvespine cuttlefish (Acanthosepion recurvirostrum) belongs to the family Sepiidae in the order Sepiida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Curvespine cuttlefish (Acanthosepion recurvirostrum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/curvespine-cuttlefish

MLA

“Curvespine cuttlefish (Acanthosepion recurvirostrum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/curvespine-cuttlefish.

BibTeX
@misc{curvespine_cuttlefish_2026,
  title = {Curvespine cuttlefish (Acanthosepion recurvirostrum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/curvespine-cuttlefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}