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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 ...
Sepioteuthis, commonly known as reef squids or oval squids, is a genus of pencil squid. Reef squids are easily recognizable by their large rounded fins that extend along almost the entire length of their mantles , giving them a superficial resemblance to cuttlefish .
A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea on Bari Reef, Bonaire, BES Islands Large cuttlefish Sepia sp. from Komodo National Park Researching teuthologist, Heather Judkins is a faculty member at University of South Florida (USF). This image is from the USF website, specifically her research lab's website.
The terrifyingly powerful Gorgon of Greek mythology may have been inspired by the octopus or squid, the octopus's body representing the severed head of Medusa, the beak as the protruding tongue and fangs, and its tentacles as the snakes. [172] The NROL-39 mission patch, depicting the National Reconnaissance Office as an octopus with a long reach
For example, the common cuttlefish and the opalescent inshore squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) have yellow, red, and brown, the European common squid (Alloteuthis subulata) has yellow and red, and the common octopus has yellow, orange, red, brown, and black. [46] In cuttlefish, activation of a chromatophore can expand its surface area by 500%.
Emperors feed on fish, squid, and krill, and spend most of their time in the ocean diving and hunting for it. They can dive 1,850 feet below the surface and stay submerged for over 20 minutes at a ...
Pickfordiateuthis bayeri Bayer's grass squid; Pickfordiateuthis pulchella, grass squid; Pickfordiateuthis vossi Voss' grass squid; Pickfordiateuthis sp. A; Genus Sepioteuthis. Sepioteuthis australis, southern reef squid or southern calamary; Sepioteuthis lessoniana, bigfin reef squid or northern calamary; Sepioteuthis sepioidea, Caribbean reef ...
On Thursday, as a National Geographic expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted something that looked like a shipwreck underwater. “Just when we think ...