Moderate to large, muscular, cylindrical, free-swimming squid. Fins extend along the entire length of the body, combining to form a diamond shape. Colour patterns are generally yellow-green to orange and often include three or four dark bars across the upper or lower surfaces of body.

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Habitat Shallow inshore waters, often in sand habitats and seagrass meadows, usually to depth of 20 m
Size Mantle length to 40 cm, total length to 50 cm
Origin Native
Distribution New Zealand and southern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
New Zealand and southern Australia
Habitat
Shallow inshore waters, often in sand habitats and seagrass meadows, usually to depth of 20 m
Size
Mantle length to 40 cm, total length to 50 cm
Common Name Southern Calamari
Aliases Southern Reef Squid,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassCephalopoda
SubclassColeoidea
SuperorderDecapodiformes
OrderMyopsida
FamilyLoliginidae
GenusSepioteuthis
SpeciesSepioteuthis australis
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