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The spineless cuttlefish, Sepiella inermis, is an economic species of the Indian Ocean. S. inermis habit is bentho-nektonic but active in a higher degree compared to Sepia cuttlefish. This species can tolerate environment fluctuations and culture conditions very well, which favour aquaculture. S. inermis can be cultured through several consecutive generations in open seawater systems. The culture methodology is comparable to other sepiid cuttlefish, particularly Sepia pharaonis, comprising collection of live broodstocks, incubation of egg masses, nursing of young and growout phase. The planktonic phase of hatchling is different from Sepia cuttlefish. The moderate final size of 50–100 g is appropriate to frozen food product packaging and maintenance in home aquarium.
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Nabhitabhata, J. (2014). Sepiella inermis . In: Iglesias, J., Fuentes, L., Villanueva, R. (eds) Cephalopod Culture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8648-5_13
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