Common & scientific names have been adapted from Norman & Reid 2000
(A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopuses of Australia.)

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Sepia plangon
(Mourning Cuttlefish)

Sepia plangon
(Mourning Cuttlefish)

Sepia apama
(Giant Cuttlefish)

Sepia mestus
(Reaper Cuttlefish)

Sepioteuthis australis
(Southern Calamari Squid)

Hapalochlaena fasciata
(Blue Lined Octopus)

Hapalochlaena fasciata
(Blue Lined Octopus)

Octopus tetricus
(Common Sydney Octopus)

Octopus tetricus
(Common Sydney Octopus)

Octopus australis
(Hammer Octopus)

Octopus australis
(Hammer Octopus)

Sepioloidea lineolata
(Striped Pyjama Squid)

Sepioloidea lineolata
(Striped Pyjama Squid)

Euprymna tasmanica
(Southern Dumpling Squid)

Euprymna tasmanica
(Southern Dumpling Squid)

Sepia apama feeding on Dusky Butterflyfish

Octopus tetricus feeding on Hippocampus whitei

Octopus tetricus feeding on Hippocampus whitei

Octopus tetricus feeding on Hippocampus whitei

Squid Eggs