Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi
Sighting evidence at Dauin Marine Sanctuary, Dumaguete
Photo: Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC
Flamboyant cuttlefish are one of the ocean's only toxic cephalopods, advertising their lethal muscle tissue with pulsing waves of white, yellow, and deep maroon that roll continuously across their skin. At Dauin they walk along the black sand on modified arm-tip suckers, hunting small shrimp and fish — a behaviour unique among cuttlefish species.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Flamboyant Cuttlefish is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.