Flamboyant cuttlefish

Metasepia pfefferi

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Metasepia
Species: Metasepia pfefferi

The flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) is a small cuttlefish that walks across the sand while flashing bright purple, yellow and red warning colors.

Only around 6-8 cm long, its flesh is reported to be toxic, and it hunts small fish and crustaceans in daylight.

It is a favorite find on sandy slopes in the Philippines.