Acanthosepion pharaonis Cuttlefish Reproduction

Shown here is a female Pharoah cuttlefish (Acanthosepion pharaonis) in the foreground preparing an egg for fertilization, using the spermatophores passed to her by the attending male. The female's scrunched-up face is characteristic of this point in the reproductive process. Shortly after this photo was taken, the female deposited a single egg in a crevice among the rocks. This pair was at 25m depth. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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Shown here is a female Pharoah cuttlefish (Acanthosepion pharaonis) in the foreground preparing an egg for fertilization, using the spermatophores passed to her by the attending male. The female's scrunched-up face is characteristic of this point in the reproductive process. Shortly after this photo was taken, the female deposited a single egg in a crevice among the rocks. This pair was at 25m depth. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.