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Family Loliginidae

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Lesson, 1830

Bigfin Reef Squid

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Size: 13 inches (32 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits wide range of areas.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Mollusca

    Class: Cephalopoda

    Order: Teuthida

    Family: Loliginidae

    Genus: Sepioteuthis

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Collected for the human food market.

Has a lifespan of only 315 days.

 Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Bigfin Reef Squid)
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Idiosepius pygmaeus Euprymna berryi
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