Mourning Cuttlefish

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Ascarosepion plangon

Mourning Cuttlefish, a reference photo
Photo: Joanna Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Ascarosepion plangon, the mourning cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish found along the east coast of Australia.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mourning Cuttlefish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Cephalopoda
Order
Sepiida
Family
Sepiidae
Species
Ascarosepion plangon

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