A comparison of some biological characteristics of the common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758), collected from two different sites on the Libyan eastern coast (southern Mediterranean).
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Sepia officinalis, Mediterranean sea, Libya, Benghazi, SousaAbstract
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis, which is found along Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast. The study examined 109 and 60 specimens of Sepia officinalis collected from the Libyan coasts of Benghazi and Sousa, respectively. The total length of the samples varied between 39.6 and 36.1 cm in Benghazi and 35.1 and 31.2 cm in Sousa, according to the results. The samples from Benghazi included 71 females and 38 males, while the samples from Sousa included 25 females and 35 males. Samples from Benghazi ranged in age from 146 to 72 days, while those from Sousa ranged in age from 110 to 36 days. Male to female ratio was 0.5:1 in Benghazi, but 1.4:1 in Sousa.
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