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Reef squid

Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823)

Status not recordedoctopus and squid

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

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Quick facts about the reef squid

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

Where does the reef squid live?

Not recorded

Is the reef 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 reef squid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classCephalopoda
  4. orderMyopsida
  5. familyLoliginidae
  6. genusSepioteuthis
  7. SpeciesSepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823)

Synonyms Loligo sepiacea, Loligo sepioidea, Sepia affinis, Sepia officinalis jurujubai, Sepioteuthis biangulata, Sepioteuthis blainvilliana, Sepioteuthis ehrhardti, Sepioteuthis occidentalis, Sepioteuthis ovata, Sepioteuthis sepiacea, Sepioteuthis sloanii

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Atlantic oval squidEnglish
  • Caribbean reef squidEnglish
  • oliheň karibskáCzech
  • Echter SepiakalmarGerman
  • Calamar de arrecife caribeñoSpanish
  • KaribianseepiaFinnish
  • calmar de récif des CaraïbesFrench
  • דיונון-רחף אילתיHebrew
  • Seppia comuneItalian
  • アメリカアオリイカJapanese
  • Zeekát buladóPapiamento
  • Lula-de-recifes-do-caribePortuguese
  • Американский каракатицекальмарRussian
  • Karibisk bläckfiskSwedish
  • Karibischer RiffkalmarGerman
  • Calmar de récif CaraïbeFrench
  • Calamaro del reef dei CaraibiItalian
  • Zeekát buladórPapiamento
  • Zeekát pía lárguPapiamento

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reef squid

Other species in the same genus Sepioteuthis.

Oval squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

Broad squid

Sepioteuthis australis

LoliginidaeNo free photo yet

CompareReef squid vs Oval squidReef squid vs Broad squidReef squid vs Sepioteuthis loliginiformis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the reef squid?

The reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) belongs to the family Loliginidae in the order Myopsida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reef-squid

MLA

“Reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reef-squid.

BibTeX
@misc{reef_squid_2026,
  title = {Reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reef-squid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}