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Trident cuttlefish

Erythalassa trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The trident cuttlefish (Erythalassa trygonina) is a species in the family Sepiidae, order Sepiida.

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Quick facts about the trident 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 trident cuttlefish live?

Not recorded

Is the trident 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 trident cuttlefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderSepiida
  5. familySepiidae
  6. genusErythalassa
  7. SpeciesErythalassa trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884)

Synonyms Doratosepion trygoninum, Sepia trygonina

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • حبار الرمح متعدد الرؤوسArabic
  • ササノハコウイカJapanese
  • Трезубцевая каракатицаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the trident cuttlefish

Other species in the same family Sepiidae.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the trident cuttlefish?

The trident cuttlefish (Erythalassa trygonina) belongs to the family Sepiidae in the order Sepiida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Trident cuttlefish (Erythalassa trygonina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trident-cuttlefish

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BibTeX
@misc{trident_cuttlefish_2026,
  title = {Trident cuttlefish (Erythalassa trygonina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trident-cuttlefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}