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SQUIDS : INVERTEBRATES
GIANTEYE SQUID
(Abralia veranyi) < 5 cm / 2 in
Tentacles are almost as long as the body, which is small. ranslucent ns end in a oint. istincti el lar e e e.
CARIBBEAN REEF SQUID (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) < 30 cm / 1 ft
he most common s uid. hin un ro en n runs alon the entire length of the body. Color is highly changeable.
ATLANTIC BRIEF SQUID (Lolliguncula brevis) < 13 cm / 5 in
hort arms and tentacles on a com act od . o ered in tin lac s ots. ounded ns connect at the rear.
DIAMOND BACK SQUID EGG CASE (Thysanoteuthis rhombus < 1.2 m / 4 ft
A long tubular mass of tiny purple eggs encased in a trans arent ell . he s uid itself is from er dee ater.
CLUBHOOK SQUID (Onychoteuthis sp.) < 30 cm / 1 ft
o elon ated huntin tentacles. hort round ns onl towards the rear. Changes color rapidly. Mostly pelagic.
GRASS SQUID (Pickfordiateuthis pulchella) < 2.5 cm / 1 in he smallest of the s uids. ounded ns do not connect at the rear. Found in seagrass beds and shallow reefs.
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