Refers to Sepia esculenta, a species of cuttlefish found in East Asian waters. Used in culinary and biological contexts.
Madokai's cuttlefish
Refers to Sepia madokai, a closely related species. Less commonly encountered than the golden cuttlefish.
Madokai's cuttlefish is sometimes considered a type of golden cuttlefish.
Golden cuttlefish is sometimes treated as a high-grade ingredient.
Katakana spelling is common for this species name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 烏賊 for squid; rarely used in practice.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; rarely used.
Written 針烏賊, “needle cuttlefish”; 針 refers to the pointed projection at the rear of its internal cuttlebone.