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Common Cuttlefish |
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| Related to the octopus and squid, the common cuttlefish is an open water species of cephalopod mollusk that swims by undulating a continuous fin along the length of its short, fat body. The cuttlefish is commercially important throughout many parts of its range. A supporting rod of calcium carbonate present within the cuttlefish, called cuttlebone, is used commercially as a polishing agent and as a source of calcium and salts for captive birds and other animals. | ||||||
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| Cephalopod; Cuttlefish | ||||||
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