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Metasepia pfefferi
A very colorful cuttlefish that can grow up to 8 cm. Is poisonous, the toxin to be as lethal as that of fellow cephalopod the Blue-ringed octopus.
Is a species of cuttlefish occurring in tropical Indo-Pacific waters off northern Australia, southern New Guinea, as well as numerous islands of the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. Found in sand and mud substrate in shallow waters at depths of 3 to 86 m.
Spotted on Oct 1, 2012
Submitted on Oct 29, 2012
16 Comments
Yes Elsa, I wonder who comes out with many of these odd but suitable names for animals !
Very cool!! Name is highly suitable.
Thanks for the nice comments!
WOW!!
Beautiful!
Nice one Marta
Very nice series, Marta!
Thanks for the nice comments! yes, indeed you would need many to have a meal but anyway don´t try :-)
It is such a tiny little beast -- but gorgeous ! It would take dozens if them to make a mouthful!
Its like the scorpion of the seas...
bellos colores::
Another beautiful spotting with interesting information on how they react.
Quite interesting looking.
Impresionante!
I think is not deadly if you don´t eat it but just in case better not to touch it either. they are much smaller than other cuttlefishes and when they are at rest they mimetize very well by looking greyish in a sandy background. Only when you move your hands or so in front of it it starts displaying the colors. Is indeed a very beautiful little animal!
Wow, looks beautiful and deadly at the same time!