# Sepiidae

Sepiidae is a family of cephalopods in the order Sepiida. It includes 116 recognized species, a few of which need further verification.
A 2023 paper revived several genera and elevated some subgenera to full genus level; this classification scheme has been accepted by WoRMS. As a consequence, multiple species have been split out of genus Sepia, many of them assigned to revived genera.

## Classification

* Order Sepiida: cuttlefish
** Suborder Sepiolina
*** Family Sepiadariidae
** Suborder Sepiina
*** Family Sepiidae
**** Genus Acanthosepion
***** Acanthosepion aculeata, needle cuttlefish (type)
***** Acanthosepion elliptica, ovalbone cuttlefish
***** Sepia esculenta, golden cuttlefish
***** Sepia lycidas, kisslip cuttlefish
***** Sepia pharaonis, Pharaoh cuttlefish
***** Acanthosepion ramani
***** Acanthosepion recurvirostra, curvespine cuttlefish
***** Sepia smithi, Smith's cuttlefish
***** Sepia stellifera
**** Genus Ascarosepion
***** Sepia apama, giant Australian cuttlefish
***** Sepia bandensis, stumpy-spined cuttlefish
***** Sepia cultrata, knifebone cuttlefish
***** Ascarosepion latimanus, broadclub cuttlefish
***** Sepia mestus, reaper cuttlefish (type)
***** Sepia novaehollandiae, New Holland cuttlefish
***** Ascarosepion opipara
***** Ascarosepion papuensis, Papuan cuttlefish
***** Ascarosepion pfefferi, flamboyant cuttlefish
***** Ascarosepion plangon, mourning cuttlefish
***** Ascarosepion rozella, rosecone cuttlefish
***** Ascarosepion tullbergi, paintpot cuttlefish
**** Genus Aurosepina
***** Aurosepina arabica, Arabian cuttlefish
**** Genus Decorisepia
***** Sepia australis, southern cuttlefish
***** Sepia hedleyi, Hedley's cuttlefish (type)
***** Decorisepia madokai, Madokai's cuttlefish
**** Genus Digitosepia
***** Digitosepia barosei
***** Sepia dubia
***** Sepia faurei
***** Sepia robsoni (type)
***** Digitosepia shazaei
***** Digitosepia roeleveldi
**** Genus Doratosepion
***** Doratosepion andreana, Andrea cuttlefish (type)
***** Sepia braggi, slender cuttlefish
***** Sepia erostrata
***** Sepia foliopeza
***** Doratosepion kobiensis, Kobi cuttlefish
***** Sepia limata
***** Sepia longipes, longarm cuttlefish
***** Sepia lorigera, spider cuttlefish
***** Sepia pardex
***** Sepia peterseni
***** Sepia tenuipes
***** Sepia tokioensis
**** Genus Erythalassa
***** Sepia trygonina, trident cuttlefish
**** Genus Hemisepius
***** Sepia typica
**** Genus Lusepia
***** Sepia hieronis
**** Genus Rhombosepion
***** Sepia elegans, elegant cuttlefish (type)
***** Rhombosepion omani, Oman cuttlefish
***** Sepia orbignyana, pink cuttlefish
***** Sepia prashadi, hooded cuttlefish
**** Genus Sepia
***** Sepia hierredda
***** Sepia officinalis, common cuttlefish (type)
***** Sepia vermiculata
**** Genus Sepiella
***** Sepiella inermis, spineless cuttlefish
***** Sepiella japonica, Japanese spineless cuttlefish
***** Sepiella ornata, ornate cuttlefish (type, pending confirmation)
**** Genus Spathidosepion
***** Sepia angulata
***** Sepia papillata
***** Sepia tuberculata (type, pending genetic analysis)
The subsequent species are in need of taxonomic review
* Undetermined status
** ? Sepia bartletti
** ? Sepia baxteri *
** ? Sepia dannevigi *
** ? Sepia whitleyana
** Sepia acuminata
** Sepia adami
** Sepia appellofi
** Sepia aureomaculata
** Sepia bathyalis
** Sepia bertheloti, African cuttlefish
** Sepia bidhaia
** Sepia brevimana, shortclub cuttlefish
** Sepia burnupi
** Sepia carinata
** Sepia chirotrema
** Sepia confusa
** Sepia cottoni
** Sepia dollfusi
** Sepia elongata
** Sepia elobyana, Guinean cuttlefish
** Sepia filibrachia
** Sepia gibba
** Sepia incerta
** Sepia insignis
** Sepia irvingi
** Sepia ivanovi
** Sepia joubini
** Sepia kiensis *
** Sepia koilados
** Sepia mascarensis
** Sepia mira
** Sepia mirabilis
** Sepia murrayi, frog cuttlefish
** Sepia plana
** Sepia plathyconchalis
** Sepia pulchra
** Sepia reesi
** Sepia rex
** Sepia rhoda
** Sepia savignyi, broadback cuttlefish
** Sepia saya
** Sepia senta
** Sepia sewelli
** Sepia simoniana
** Sepia sokotriensis
** Sepia subplana
** Sepia subtenuipes
** Sepia sulcata, grooved cuttlefish
** Sepia tala
** Sepia tanybracheia
** Sepia thurstoni
** Sepia vecchioni
** Sepia vercoi
** Sepia vietnamica
** Sepia vossi
** Sepiella weberi
** Sepia zanzibarica
** Sepiella cyanea
** Sepiella mangkangunga
** Sepiella ocellata
The species listed above with an asterisk (*) are questionable and need further study to determine if they are a valid species or a synonym. The question mark (?) indicates questionable placement within the genus.