Sepia pharaonis is an important commercial species endemic to the tropical Indo-Pacific region. Despite its commercial significance, only few information on natural populations is available. This study was aimed to describe the aspects of size-composition, length-weight relationship, catch rates, seasonal recruitment and inter-cohort growth patterns of S. pharaonis population (Clade C), distrib...

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of using Artemia franciscana enriched with cod liver oil and vitamins C and E on the growth, survival and stress resistance of juvenile Sepia pharaonis (Pharaoh cuttlefish). Twenty-five days after hatching, the larvae of S. pharaonis were transferred into culture tanks with an average length of 15.97±0.15 mm and average body weight of 3.53±0.03 g, in ele...

Polarization sensitivity is a characteristic of the visual system of cephalopods. It has been well documented in adult cuttlefish, which use polarization sensitivity in a large range of tasks such as communication, orientation and predation. Because cuttlefish do not benefit from parental care, their visual system (including the ability to detect motion) must be efficient from hatching to enabl...

Concentrations of both essential (Zn and Cu) and non essential (As, Cd, Pb, Hg, Ni) metals were measured in the organs (mantle, branchial hearts, gill and digestive gland) of Sepia pharaoniscaptured in coastal water of Bushehr Province on thePersian Gulf (Iran). The relationships between S. pharaonis size (mantle length) and metals concentrations in tissues were investigated by linear regressio...

When first presented with live crab prey, naive cuttlefish typically approached from the front and were often pinched. In subsequent trials, this initial group rapidly improved their prey capture techniques and attacked from above or behind the crab. Naive cuttlefish that first watched experienced conspecifics prey on crabs captured crabs without getting pinched. However, naive cuttlefish that ...

Dimitrov, D. S., 2014. the lachrymal gland in manchurian and Pharaoh Japanese quails – A histometrical investigation. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 20: 1498-1501 the study was carried out on 40 sexually mature and clinically healthy Japanese quails (20 females and 20 males) from the stock hybrids manchurian Golden and Pharaoh. After weighing and determination of metric parameters, 80 lachrymal glands w...