TABLE 3.

Behavioral changes of Sepia pharaonis affected by inking treatment.

Items	First ink release	Second ink release	Third ink release
Jet frequency	72 ± 11	51 ± 7	28 ± 8
Properties of ink	Dense ink, gelatinous-like,not easy to disperse	Dense ink, slightly diffuse plume, easy to disperse	Smoke-like ink, dispersed quickly
Feeding activity	Food intake decreased, feed utilization about 50–70%	Food intake reduced to half of that of the control group	No difference in food utilization
Locomotor components	Bottom suction, hovering	Bottom suction, hovering	Bottom suction
Chromatic components	Dark brown, dark arms, iridescent blue mantle margin stripe, dark ventral mantle in abdomen	Dark brown, dark arms, wide mantle edge radial bands, dark ventral mantle in abdomen	Pale, iridescent blue mantle margin stripe, pale ventral mantle in abdomen
Textural components	Coarse skin	Coarse skin	Smooth skin
Postural components	Bipod headstand/sitting	Bipod headstand/sitting	Flattened body/sitting
Eye spots	Absent	Absent	Present
Eye ring	Absent	Absent	Present
Dark square	Present	Present	Absent
Fin movement	Absent	Present	Present