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Bigfin Squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Description:

Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles. Squid are strong swimmers and certain species can "fly" for short distances out of the water.

Habitat:

Bigfin Squid hanging out in Pokai Bay, Oahu, Hawaii,.

Notes:

On this day the squid were only about 15' out from shore. There were spinner dolphins in the bay, perhaps they scared the quid in close to shore?

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SargonR
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SargonR

Spotted on Jun 13, 2011
Submitted on Apr 26, 2014

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