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Males may put on an elaborate display to attract a female.

Download Cuttlefish Pics. They are a migratory species that spend the summer and spring inshore for spawning and then move to depths of 100 to 200m during autumn and winter. They possess amazing camouflage abilities a chameleon wishes it had, and are the world's most intelligent invertebrate.

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There are over 120 species of cuttlefish. Cuttlefish have an internal shell (called a cuttlebone), large eyes, and eight arms and two tentacles furnished with finely toothed suckers, with which they grab their prey. A troop of cuttlefish swimming in the sea is a beautiful sight.

The approximately 100 species of cuttlefish range between 2.5 and 90 cm (1 to 35 inches) and have somewhat flattened.

Cuttlefish have an internal shell (called a cuttlebone), large eyes, and eight arms and two tentacles furnished with finely toothed suckers, with which they grab their prey. They're always on the lookout for shrimp, fish or crabs. There are over 120 species of cuttlefish. Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order sepiida.