First record of the cuttlefish Sepia dollfusi (Cephalopoda: Sepioidea) from the Egyptian Mediterranean waters

Abstract

In the present work, one specimen of female Sepia dollfusi; 12.2 cm mantle length (ML) and 250 gm total weight (To. Wt.) was randomly sampled from commercial fish trawling net during December 2014 in the area off the Alexandria. It was belonging to Family Sepiidae. This species is dwelling the Egyptian Red Sea and Sues Gulf. Worth mentioning, this is the first record of this species from the Egyptian Mediterranean waters. Taxonomical and describing detailed study of this species has been done.