Kisslip cuttlefish
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An illustration based on the real animal.
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The kisslip cuttlefish has a green band at the bases of its fins.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Kisslip cuttlefish
- Scientific name
- Acanthosepion lycidas
- Japanese name
- カミナリイカ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Sepiida
- Family
- Sepiidae
- Genus
- Acanthosepion
Where the name “Kisslip cuttlefish” comes from
It is also called mongou-ika in Japanese because of the eye-like markings on its back.
鴨川シーワールドIt lives in the seas south of the Boso Peninsula and in the East and South China Seas.
The markings also look like kiss marks, so its English name is "Kisslip cuttlefish."
How the Kisslip cuttlefish lives
It extends its feeding tentacles to catch food quickly. On sand, it hides by blending into its surroundings. It lays eggs from spring to summer.
鴨川シーワールドBasic data
- Range
- South of the Boso Peninsula, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea
Where the Kisslip cuttlefish has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- カミナリイカ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — カミナリイカChecked: 2026-11-04
- 鴨川シーワールド — 鴨川シーワールド生まれの「カミナリイカ」を展示Checked: 2026-11-07
- 新潟市水族館 マリンピア日本海 — カミナリイカChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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