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Broadclub Cuttlefish

Ascarosepion latimanus

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) nigelmarsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Indonesia.January 3, February 6, March 1, April 7, May 4, June 7, July 9, August 6, September 11, October 9, November 4, December 8.
Indonesia75
Philippines41
Central Visayas20
East Nusa Tenggara16
North Sulawesi14
China13
Taiwan Province13
West Papua13
Mimaropa12
Bali11

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Physical

  • CamouflageCan change color or blend with surroundingsChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassCephalopods · Cephalopoda
OrderSepiida
FamilyCuttlefishes · Sepiidae
GenusAscarosepion

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Broadclub Cuttlefish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.