Title

Mating of the flamboyant cuttlefish

Caption

Mating of the flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi), West Pacific, Philippines, Asia

Date

May 12, 2010

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK21A02_431

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50.0Mb (2.6Mb) / 17.1in x 11.4in / 5128 x 3408 (300dpi)

Keywords

2 2 animals Actiniaria Actiniaria sp. Anthozoa Asia Cephalopod Cephalopoda Cephalopods Club Anemone Club-tipped Anemone Club-tipped Anemones Coleoid Coleoidea Coleoids Cuttlefish Cuttlefishes Filipino Metasepia pfefferi Mollusc Mollusca Molluscs Mollusk No People Philippine Philippines Pilipinas Sea anemone Sea anemones Sepiida Southeast Asia Southeastern Asia Telmatactis cricoides Two Animals Western Pacific adult adult animal adult animals adults animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal couple animal pair animal pairs animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour copula copulate copulation couple couples deserted empty fauna female female animal female animals flamboyant cuttlefish flamboyant cuttlefishes ground grounds habitat maiting pair male male animal male animals marine animal marine animals mate mating mating behavior mating behaviour mating period mating season mating time matings mature natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody ocean pair pairing reproduction reproductions rutting season sandy ground sex sexual intercourse social behavior social behaviour social behaviours two under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater world underwater worlds uninhabited water animal water animals wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Cnidaria Cnidarian Cnidarians Pacific Pacific Ocean ocean floor oceans sand sandy sea sea bottom seabed