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Smith's cuttlefish

Acanthosepion smithi (Hoyle, 1885)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The smith's cuttlefish (Acanthosepion smithi) is a species in the family Sepiidae, order Sepiida.

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Quick facts about the smith's 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 smith's cuttlefish live?

Not recorded

Is the smith's 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 smith's cuttlefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderSepiida
  5. familySepiidae
  6. genusAcanthosepion
  7. SpeciesAcanthosepion smithi (Hoyle, 1885)

Synonyms Acanthosepion pageorum, Sepia smithi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Seppia di SmithItalian
  • スミスコウイカJapanese
  • Choco-de-SmithPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smith's cuttlefish

Other species in the same genus Acanthosepion.

Jam mak Yue

Acanthosepion aculeatum

SepiidaeNo free photo yet

Kouika

Acanthosepion esculentum

SepiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the smith's cuttlefish?

The smith's cuttlefish (Acanthosepion smithi) belongs to the family Sepiidae in the order Sepiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Smith's cuttlefish (Acanthosepion smithi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smith-s-cuttlefish

MLA

“Smith's cuttlefish (Acanthosepion smithi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smith-s-cuttlefish.

BibTeX
@misc{smith_s_cuttlefish_2026,
  title = {Smith's cuttlefish (Acanthosepion smithi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smith-s-cuttlefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}