©John Turnbull: Fairy Bower
Colours
Distinguishing features
The mantle is robust and tapers bluntly to a point. The eight arms have three rings of suckers with up to thirty hooks, and the two tentacles have long clubs with moderate-sized suckers and further hooks around the suckers. The diamond-shaped fins, which extend for almost the whole length of the mantle are widest in the middle, and are more than half as wide as they are long. The colour of this squid in life is semi-transparent, but if caught and removed from the sea, it will soon change to a uniform orangish-brown or rust colour. The base of the fin has a white or bluish luminescent streak. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 38 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Up to 10 m
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Southern Calamari Squid (Sepioteuthis australis)
Distribution and habitat preferences
It occurs in southern Australia, its range extending from the Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia along the south coast as far as Tasmania and the Great Barrier Reef, as well as around North Island in New Zealand. Typical habitats include sandy areas, seagrass beds and reefs. (Wikipedia)
