A female Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, uses its large siphon to jet across the shallow reef where she is laying eggs.


A female Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, uses its large siphon to jet across the shallow reef where she is laying a clutch of eggs. Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.


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Location: Alyui Bay, Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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