Erythalassa trygonina
| Erythalassa trygonina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Sepiida |
| Family: | Sepiidae |
| Genus: | Erythalassa A. Reid, 2023 |
| Species: | E. trygonina
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| Binomial name | |
| Erythalassa trygonina (Rochebrune, 1884)
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Erythalassa trygonina, the trident cuttlefish, is a species of cuttlefish in the monotypic genus Erythalassa from the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. They are also a major source of food for larger marine life like dolphins, seals, and seabirds.