#glitter squid

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🦑 Daily Cephalopod Fact: 🦑

Bigfin Reef Squid: Also commonly referred to as the tiger squid, glitter squid or oval squid. Bigfin reef squids are characterised by a large oval fin that extends throughout the margins of its mantle, giving them a superficial similarity to cuttlefish. The larvae resemble miniature adults and are remarkable for already having the capability to change body colouration upon hatching. Bigfin reef squids have the fastest recorded growth rates of any large marine invertebrate, reaching 1.3 lb in only 4 months.

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Photo by Davide Bozzi | Info

The bigfin reef squid, glitter squid, or oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) is a species of loliginid squid belonging to the genus Sepioteuthis. It is characterized by a large oval fin that extends throughout the margins of its mantle, giving it a superficial similarity to cuttlefish. It is a small to medium-sized squid, averaging 3.8 to 33 centimetres (1.5 to 13.0 in) in length and feeds mainly on crustaceans and small fish. Bigfin reef squid are found in the temperate and tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and have recently been introduced into the Mediterranean.

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A close encounter with a bigfin reef squid. 🦑

📽: Marcelo Johan Ogata