Global InformationMetasepia tullbergi information
| Metasepia tullbergi | |
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Conservation status
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 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Metasepia |
| Species: | M. tullbergi
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| Binomial name | |
| Metasepia tullbergi Appellöf, 1886[2]
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The paintpot cuttlefish (Metasepia tullbergi) is a small, poorly researched species of cuttlefish found in the Indo-Pacific, between Japan and Hong Kong. It is one of the two species classified in the genus Metasepia. Metasepia cuttlefish are characterized by their small, thick, diamond-shaped cuttlebone, and distinctive body coloration.[3]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the paintpot cuttlefish under the genus Ascarosepion; within this genus it is grouped with 13 other species, such as the broadclub cuttlefish, the reaper cuttlefish, and the giant cuttlefish. This reclassification renders the genus Metasepia obsolete[4]
- ^ Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2012). "Metasepia tullbergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T162538A911484. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T162538A911484.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Metasepia tullbergi (Appellöf, 1886)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Metasepia tullbergi, paintpot cuttlefish". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ "WoRMS taxon details". WoRMS. Retrieved 19 October 2023.