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  • This is a female Sepia latimanus broadclub cuttlefish preparing to deposit eggs into the Acropora coral. Females adopt this characteristic scrunched up face prior to depositing eggs. The male that has just mated with her is standing guard in the background to keep other males away.
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  • Pictured here are two male broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) engaged in a conflict. The bold striped pattern signals aggression. The males were fighting to establish dominance in the area around this large Acropora coral colony, where multiple females had gathered for spawning.
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  • This is a female broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) depositing eggs among branches of table coral (Acropora sp.) shortly after mating.
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  • This is a pair of broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) mating. Having succeeded in gaining the female's acceptance, the male on the right has wrapped his arms around the female's head. He is in the process of deliverying a package of sperm with his hectocotylus (modified left tentacle). The male typically stays with the female while she deposits fertilized eggs, to guard against copulation by other males.
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  • Shown here is a male Sepia latimanus cuttlefish (right) approaching a female (left) in order to attempt to mate. The male has split his body pattern and coloration into two distinct halves for courtship. The half facing the female is a subdued whitish tone, which presumably communicates calm, soothing intent. The other half is normal pattern, possibly to ward off other males.
    sepia-latimanus-cuttlefish-courtship...tif
  • Small, inquisitive broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) that accompanied for much of a dive, hovering nearby and even approaching to inspect one of my camera rigs. The cuttlefish adjusted its coloration to match the background, but turned yellow briefly when it swam up above the substrate. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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  • This is a broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) that was hunting small crustaceans.
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  • Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) resting on the dark sand bottom of the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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  • This is a large male broadclub cuttlefish hovering above a coral reef during the reproductive season. Multiple males like this were engaged in competition for females that were ready to mate and deposit eggs.
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  • This is a male broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) engaging in courtship. He is stroking the female with his tentacles. If she accepts, they will mate and she will deposit eggs while the male maintains vigil to warn off other males.
    sepia-latimanus-broadclub-cuttlefish...tif
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