Profile updated on 11 March 2024

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Sepia pharaonis

SPECIES NAME(s)

Pharaoh cuttlefish

COMMON NAMES

Kallan kanava (vernacular)

The pharaoh cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis)  is a tropical species, with distribution from 35° N to 30° S and from 30° E to 140° E in the Indo-Pacific (i.e., in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea to South China Sea, East China Sea, and northern and northwestern Australia) (Roper et al. 1984). The stock structure is unknown, this profile is defined as an assessment unit.

This species grows to a maximum dorsal mantle length (DML) of 43 cm for males and 33 cm for females; common sizes in landings range from 15 to 20 cm (Roper et al. 1984). On the west coast of India, the sizes of cuttlefish in the fishery range between 14.5 and 21.5 cm (max: 33.4 cm)(Silas et al. 1982).


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Stock structure of S. pharaonis in Kerala is known

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 6

Managers Compliance:

≥ 6

Fishers Compliance:

≥ 6

Smale-Scale Fisheries:

Security of Tenure Rights:
4.9
Participatory Management:
3.0