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Cuttlefish are any of a family, Sepiidae, of
squidlike cephalopods with an internal
calcareous shell (cuttlebone). The common
cuttle Sepia officinalis of the Atlantic and
Mediterranean is up to 30cm (1ft). It swims
actively by means of the fins into which the
sides of its oval, flattened body are
expanded, and jerks itself backwards by
shooting a jet of water from its `siphon'.
Subject by: Mervin Dykes