page_title: Cuttlefish
hierarchical_section_title: Cuttlefish
caption_attribution_description: English: Sepia latimanus (Reef cuttlefish) dark coloration. Seconds before turning white - in image below Français&#160;: Une Seiche de récif (Sepia latimanus) exhibant une robe sombre, quelques secondes avant de devenir blanche, comme montré ci-dessous.
context_page_description: Cuttlefish are marine Cephalopod molluscs. They belong to the same class as squid, octopodes and the nautilus.
  Cuttlefish have an internal shell, large eyes, and eight arms and two tentacles furnished with finely toothed suckers, with which they grab their prey.
  Cuttlefish eat small molluscs, crabs, shrimp, fish and other cuttlefish. Various sharks and fish prey on them. They live about 1 to 2 years.
context_section_description: Cuttlefish are marine Cephalopod molluscs. They belong to the same class as squid, octopodes and the nautilus.
  Cuttlefish have an internal shell (called a cuttlebone), large eyes, and eight arms and two tentacles furnished with finely toothed suckers, with which they grab their prey.
  Cuttlefish eat small molluscs, crabs, shrimp, fish and other cuttlefish. Various sharks and fish prey on them. They live about 1 to 2 years.
caption: Sepia latimanus, East Timor
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