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Broad squid

Sepioteuthis australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

The broad squid (Sepioteuthis australis) is a species in the family Loliginidae, order Myopsida.

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Quick facts about the broad squid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad squid live?

Not recorded

Is the broad squid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broad squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusSepioteuthis
  7. SpeciesSepioteuthis australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Synonyms Sepia bilineata, Sepioteuthis bilineata

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Southern CalamariEnglish
  • Southern Calamari squidEnglish
  • Southern reef squidEnglish
  • Calamaro del reef meridionaleItalian
  • オーストラリアアオリイカJapanese
  • Lula-de-recife-da-Nova-ZelândiaPortuguese
  • Южный каракатицекальмарRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broad squid

Other species in the same genus Sepioteuthis.

Reef squid

Sepioteuthis sepioidea

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

Oval squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBroad squid vs Reef squidBroad squid vs Oval squidBroad squid vs Sepioteuthis loliginiformis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the broad squid?

The broad squid (Sepioteuthis australis) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad squid (Sepioteuthis australis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-squid

MLA

“Broad squid (Sepioteuthis australis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{broad_squid_2026,
  title = {Broad squid (Sepioteuthis australis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}