Cephalopods are known to be commercially important around the world.
Worth mentioning it constitutes a major part of the Egyptian fishing industry.
Samples of cephalopods were collected from fishing boats in the Suez Gulf and
Egyptian Red Sea. Cuttlefishes, squids, and octopuses had their club of the
tentacle, arm IV hectocotylus, sucker of the club of the tentacle, sucker ring
of the club of the tentacle, arm sucker, arm sucker ring, radula, gill, and
shell. Various organs were photographed using a Canon G7Xdigital Camera. Eleven
Egyptian Red Sea cephalopod species were encountered; three of them are cuttlefish
species namely: Sepiadollfusi, Sepiapharaonis,
and Sepiaelongata. Three squid species namely: Loligoforbesii, UroteuthisPhotololigoduvaucelii,
and Sepioteuthislessoniana were also encountered. Five octopus species were also recorded namely: Octopusvulgaris, Callistoctopusmacropus, Macrotritopusdefilippi, Amphyoctopusaegina, and Amphyoctopusmembranaceus. Aims of the current
work are to differentiate between some Cephalopod species living in the Red Sea
of Egypt and evaluate the status to achieve a reliable differentiation between
these species.
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