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REEF SQUID

Also known as the bigfin reef squid or oval squid, they have thick and muscular oval fins that extend around almost their entire mantle. They have iridophore­s (especially in the head) that emit iridescent metallic greens and reds when illuminate­d. They have leucophore­s – a reflectort­ype structural colouratio­n that reflects ambient light, i.e., they are white in white light, green in green light. They are able to produce complex body patterns from the moment they hatch.

 ??  ?? : Sepioteuth­is lessoniana: Loliginida­e: Range from 3.8 to 33 centimetre­s long: Found in temperate and tropical waters ofPacific and Indian Oceans: It’s difficult to differenti­ate between male and female squid but males have a hectocotyl­us on the fourth arm while females have nidamental glands and pale ovaries. They have elaborate mating displays.Young reef squid will stay close together but do not swim parallel to each other Name Family Size HabitatBeh­aviour
: Sepioteuth­is lessoniana: Loliginida­e: Range from 3.8 to 33 centimetre­s long: Found in temperate and tropical waters ofPacific and Indian Oceans: It’s difficult to differenti­ate between male and female squid but males have a hectocotyl­us on the fourth arm while females have nidamental glands and pale ovaries. They have elaborate mating displays.Young reef squid will stay close together but do not swim parallel to each other Name Family Size HabitatBeh­aviour

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