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mean weight of adults is 100 g. After 3–4 months of ongrowing, S� japonica
reaches commercial size and can be harvested for marketing.
3. The spineless cuttlefishes show early sexual maturity after 90–120 days growth
indoors. Spawning occurs as early as day 120. And the number of spawned eggs
from cultured females ranges from 300 to 500 per individual. The maturation
phase of the species is delayed by adjusting the light intensity indoors.
4. S� japonica is the dominant and commercial cuttlefish in China, especially in
the southeast China Sea. The broodstock do not take care of their eggs. Instead,
they leave them to develop alone on the yolk’s nutrition. Artificial breeding can
greatly enhance hatching rate. So its culture has been developing prosperously
in the current decade, and will be available to become an emerging mariculture
industry in the coastal waters of China.
Acknowledgements The authors thank Dr. Chung-Cheng Lu and Mrs. Mairi Lu from National
Chung Hsing University for language checking and Hai-Bin Zhang from Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Institute for comments. The study was supported by the grants from the National High
Technology Research and Development Program of China (2010AA10A404) and National Marine
Public Welfare Research Project (200805069, 201305043).
References
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Exped 11:1–165
Chang KM, Wu CW, Lu ZM, Zhu AY, Zhang JS (2008) Comparison in biochemistry of tissues of
wild and cultured Sepiella maindroni. Oceanol Limnol Sin 39(2):145–151. (In Chinese with
english abstract)
Choe S (1966a) On the egg, rearing, habits of the fry, and growth of some cephalopoda. Bull Mar
Sci 16:330–348
Choe S (1966b) On the growth, feeding rates and the efficiency of food conversion for cuttlefishes
and squids. Korea J Zool 9:12–20
Dong ZZ (1988) Fauna sinica. Phylum Mollusca. Class Cephalopoda. Science Press, Beijing,
pp. 181–182. (In Chinese)
Dong ZZ (1993) Study of cephalopods. In: Zeng CK, Zhou HO, Li BC (eds) Marine science study
and its prospect in China. Qingdao Publishing House, Qingdao, pp 23–26
Jereb P, Roper CFE (2005) Cephalopods of the world. An Annotated and Illustrated catalogue of
Cephalopod species known to date. Vol. 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae,
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Spec Cat Fish Purp
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cuttlefish Sepiella maindroni. J Dalian Ocean Univ 22(6):436–441. (In Chinese with english
abstract)
Lu CC, Zheng XD, Lin XZ (2012) Diversity of Cephalopoda from the waters of the Chinese
mainland and Taiwan. In: Lin M, Wang CG (eds) Proceedings of the 1st Mainland and Taiwan
Symposium of Marine Biodiversity Studies. China Ocean Press, Beijing, pp 76–87
Ohshima Y, Choe S (1961) On the rearing of young cuttlefish and squid. Bull Jap Soc Sci Fish
27(11):979–986. (In Japanese with english abstract)
Wang RC, Wang ZP (2008) Science of marine shellfish culture. Ocean University Publishing
House, Qingdao, pp 484–498
14 Sepiella japonica
mean weight of adults is 100 g. After 3–4 months of ongrowing, S� japonica
reaches commercial size and can be harvested for marketing.
3. The spineless cuttlefishes show early sexual maturity after 90–120 days growth
indoors. Spawning occurs as early as day 120. And the number of spawned eggs
from cultured females ranges from 300 to 500 per individual. The maturation
phase of the species is delayed by adjusting the light intensity indoors.
4. S� japonica is the dominant and commercial cuttlefish in China, especially in
the southeast China Sea. The broodstock do not take care of their eggs. Instead,
they leave them to develop alone on the yolk’s nutrition. Artificial breeding can
greatly enhance hatching rate. So its culture has been developing prosperously
in the current decade, and will be available to become an emerging mariculture
industry in the coastal waters of China.
Acknowledgements The authors thank Dr. Chung-Cheng Lu and Mrs. Mairi Lu from National
Chung Hsing University for language checking and Hai-Bin Zhang from Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Institute for comments. The study was supported by the grants from the National High
Technology Research and Development Program of China (2010AA10A404) and National Marine
Public Welfare Research Project (200805069, 201305043).
References
Adam W, Rees WJ (1966) A review of the cephalopod family Sepiidae. Sci Rep John Murray
Exped 11:1–165
Chang KM, Wu CW, Lu ZM, Zhu AY, Zhang JS (2008) Comparison in biochemistry of tissues of
wild and cultured Sepiella maindroni. Oceanol Limnol Sin 39(2):145–151. (In Chinese with
english abstract)
Choe S (1966a) On the egg, rearing, habits of the fry, and growth of some cephalopoda. Bull Mar
Sci 16:330–348
Choe S (1966b) On the growth, feeding rates and the efficiency of food conversion for cuttlefishes
and squids. Korea J Zool 9:12–20
Dong ZZ (1988) Fauna sinica. Phylum Mollusca. Class Cephalopoda. Science Press, Beijing,
pp. 181–182. (In Chinese)
Dong ZZ (1993) Study of cephalopods. In: Zeng CK, Zhou HO, Li BC (eds) Marine science study
and its prospect in China. Qingdao Publishing House, Qingdao, pp 23–26
Jereb P, Roper CFE (2005) Cephalopods of the world. An Annotated and Illustrated catalogue of
Cephalopod species known to date. Vol. 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae,
Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Spec Cat Fish Purp
4(1):132. FAO, Rome
Li Z, Jiang XM, Wang CL (2007) Effects of diets on growth, survival and nutrient composition of
cuttlefish Sepiella maindroni. J Dalian Ocean Univ 22(6):436–441. (In Chinese with english
abstract)
Lu CC, Zheng XD, Lin XZ (2012) Diversity of Cephalopoda from the waters of the Chinese
mainland and Taiwan. In: Lin M, Wang CG (eds) Proceedings of the 1st Mainland and Taiwan
Symposium of Marine Biodiversity Studies. China Ocean Press, Beijing, pp 76–87
Ohshima Y, Choe S (1961) On the rearing of young cuttlefish and squid. Bull Jap Soc Sci Fish
27(11):979–986. (In Japanese with english abstract)
Wang RC, Wang ZP (2008) Science of marine shellfish culture. Ocean University Publishing
House, Qingdao, pp 484–498