Caribbean reef squid

Caribbean reef squid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Sepioteuthis
Species:
S. sepioidea
Binomial name
Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Synonyms[2]
  • Loligo sepiodea
    Blainville, 1823
  • Sepioteuthis biangutata
    Rang, 1837
  • Sepioteuthis sepiodea
    d'Orbigny, 1839
  • Sepioteuthis sloani
    Leach, 1849
  • Sepioteuthis ovata
    Gabb, 1868
  • Sepioteuthis ehrhardti
    Pfeffer, 1884
  • Sepioteuthis accidentalis
    Robson, 1926
  • Sepia officinalis jurujubai
    Oliveira, 1940

The Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea), commonly called the reef squid, is a species of small, torpedo-shaped squid with undulating fins that extend nearly the entire length of the body, approximately 20 cm (8 in) in length. They are most commonly found in the Caribbean Sea in small schools. As part of the Cephalopod class of Molluscs, these organisms exhibit specific characteristics to help them in their environment, such as tentacles for movement and feeding and color pigments that reflect their behavioral conditions.

  1. ^ Allcock, A.L. (2019). "Sepioteuthis sepioidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T163318A998148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T163318A998148.en. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Julian Finn (2016). "Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823)". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2018.