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Hooded cuttlefish

Rhombosepion prashadi (Winckworth, 1936)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The hooded cuttlefish (Rhombosepion prashadi) is a species in the family Sepiidae, order Sepiida.

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Quick facts about the hooded 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 hooded cuttlefish live?

Not recorded

Is the hooded 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 hooded cuttlefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderSepiida
  5. familySepiidae
  6. genusRhombosepion
  7. SpeciesRhombosepion prashadi (Winckworth, 1936)

Synonyms Sepia prashadi

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • حبار مقنعArabic
  • Sepia caperuzaSpanish
  • Seiche capuchonFrench
  • דיונון-רוקחים דוקרניHebrew
  • Seppia dal cappuccioItalian
  • アラビアコウイカJapanese
  • KapsepiaDutch
  • Choco-egípcioPortuguese
  • Каракатица ПрашадаRussian
  • ปลาหมึกกระดองข้างลายThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hooded cuttlefish

Other species in the same genus Rhombosepion.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hooded cuttlefish?

The hooded cuttlefish (Rhombosepion prashadi) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hooded cuttlefish (Rhombosepion prashadi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-cuttlefish

MLA

“Hooded cuttlefish (Rhombosepion prashadi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-cuttlefish.

BibTeX
@misc{hooded_cuttlefish_2026,
  title = {Hooded cuttlefish (Rhombosepion prashadi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-cuttlefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}