Common cuttlefish  (Sepia officinalis)

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Glossary

Bycatch: In the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
Sublittoral: A marine zone between the littoral zone (the shallow zone where light reaches the bed, subject to submersion and exposure by tides) and depths of around 200m.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (November, 2002)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Wilson, E. (1999) Sepia officinalis. Common cuttlefish. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (November, 2002)
    http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Sepiaofficinalis.htm
  3. Buczacki, S. (2002) Fauna Britannica. Hamlyn, London.
  4. Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). The living world of molluscs (January, 2003)
    http://members.lycos.co.uk/Mollusks/index.html