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Bigfin Reef Squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Seabook: Bigfin Reef Squid

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100 m

Description

Sepioteuthis lessoniana is a commercially important species of loliginid squid. It is one of the three currently recognized species belonging to the genus Sepioteuthis. Studies in 1993, however, have indicated that bigfin reef squids may comprise a cryptic species complex. The species is likely to include several very sim... Read more in Seabook

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Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Open water

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