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Its name is based off of "spurt" – since it squirts ink to defend itself – and {{w|cuttlefish}}, a real-life animal that it resembles. A cuttlefish has two tentacles and a soft body, much like the Sputtlefish. The "sputtle" part of the name could also be based off of the real life {{w|sputtle}}, an excretion produced by insects that functions as a paralytic defense. In Japan, it's known as {{j|カワスミ|Kawa Sumi}}, in which {{j|カワ|kawa}} means "river" and {{j|スミ|sumi}} is short for {{j|スミイカ|sumīka}}, which is the word for the golden cuttlefish, or the Japanese spineless cuttlefish. The creature's internal name, <code>kawasumi</code>, matches its Japanese name. | Its name is based off of "spurt" – since it squirts ink to defend itself – and {{w|cuttlefish}}, a real-life animal that it resembles. A cuttlefish has two tentacles and a soft body, much like the Sputtlefish. The "sputtle" part of the name could also be based off of the real life {{w|sputtle}}, an excretion produced by insects that functions as a paralytic defense. In Japan, it's known as {{j|カワスミ|Kawa Sumi}}, in which {{j|カワ|kawa}} means "river" and {{j|スミ|sumi}} is short for {{j|スミイカ|sumīka}}, which is the word for the golden cuttlefish, or the Japanese spineless cuttlefish. The creature's internal name, <code>kawasumi</code>, matches its Japanese name. | ||
Its scientific name is '' | Its scientific name is ''Pseudocephalopoda florascens''. ''Pseudocephalopoda'' uses "Pseudo-", meaning it greatly resembles or is even confused for something it isn't, and ''{{w|cephalopoda}}'', the class of animals home to the likes of the squid, octopus, and cuttlefish (which the Sputtlefish resembles). ''Florascens'' comes from ''florescence'', a term used for flowers in the process of blooming. This describes its fins, as they resemble the petals of a blooming flower. | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||