
Ascarosepion plangon, the mourning cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish found along the east coast of Australia.
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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
- Acanthosepion pharaonis
- Sepia bertheloti
- Sepia grahami
- Ascarosepion papuense
- Ascarosepion latimanus
- Ascarosepion apama
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Sepiida
- Family
- Sepiidae
- Genus
- Ascarosepion
- Species
- Ascarosepion plangon
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