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)

Sepia papuensis
(Papuan Cuttlefish)

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)

Amphioctopus cf kagoshimensis
(Eye stripe Octopus)

Amphioctopus cf kagoshimensis
(Eye stripe Octopus)

Idiosepius notoides
(Southern Pygmy Squid)

Euprymna tasmanica
(Southern Dumpling Squid)

Sepioloidea lineolata
(Striped Pyjama Squid)

Sepioloidea lineolata
(Striped Pyjama Squid)

Euprymna tasmanica
(Southern Dumpling Squid)

Squid Eggs

Sepioteuthis australis
(Southern Calamari Squid)
Unknown species of Octopus - Discovered Pipeline Jan 2013
 
 
Cephalopod predation
 

Sepia apama feeding on Dusky Butterflyfish

Octopus tetricus feeding on Hippocampus whitei

Octopus tetricus feeding on Hippocampus whitei

Octopus tetricus feeding on Hippocampus whitei