Species Identification

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Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae inshore squids

Genus: Sepioteuthis

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Photo by Harasti, David

Sepioteuthis australis
[Southern reef squid]

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio

Sepioteuthis lessoniana
[Bigfin reef squid]

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Sepioteuthis loliginiformis
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Max. Length 20 cm ML

Sepioteuthis sepioidea
[Caribbean reef squid]

Scientific Name Sepioteuthis australis Sepioteuthis lessoniana Sepioteuthis loliginiformis Sepioteuthis sepioidea	English Name Bigfin reef squid Caribbean reef squid Southern reef squid	Distribution Indo-Pacific Indo-West Pacific Western Atlantic Western Indian Ocean.	Max. Length 20 ML 39.4 ML 40.1 ML	Year 1823 1828 1831 1832

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