Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Sighting evidence at Punta Secca, Tremiti Islands
Photo: Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND
Common cuttlefish migrate inshore to spawn in the posidonia meadows of Punta Secca from spring through early summer, and the spectacle of males competing for females with rippling chromatic displays is one of the Adriatic's great invertebrate encounters. They lay distinctive black egg capsules — devil's purses — attached to gorgonian branches and posidonia rhizomes. Outside the spawning season, smaller individuals can be found hunting shrimp and small fish across the reef year-round.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Common cuttlefish is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.