Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus
Sighting evidence at Zero Fighter Wreck, Tufi
Photo: Shankar Meyer · CC BY-NC
Broadclub cuttlefish patrol the wreck site hunting the dense shrimp and small fish populations sheltering in the aircraft's structure, their skin producing rapid hypnotic rippling patterns of light and dark that seem to mesmerize prey before the strike. Their intelligence — demonstrated through learning, play, and sophisticated communication via 33 different documented chromatic skin patterns — makes them among the most cognitively advanced invertebrates in the ocean.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Cuttlefish is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.