Cephalopods
Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana · Cephalopod mollusk — family Loliginidae; the oval fin running the whole mantle gives a cuttlefish-like outline
Bigfin reef squid are the torch-beam regulars of tropical night diving — oval fins running the full mantle like a skirt, large forward eyes catching lamplight in green, small squads hanging in formation just beyond the sand slope. They live fast even by squid standards, growing to dinner-plate size and breeding within months, and they talk in skin: bars, blushes, and shimmer patterns passing between animals during courtship and squabbles. Females lace clusters of white egg capsules through branching coral, discarded rope, and mooring lines; the tufts are a common find long after the parents are gone. By day squads patrol reef edges and seagrass margins. They tolerate a steady light held off-axis but scatter from direct beams and pursuit — settle low, dim the torch, and let the formation drift back overhead on its own terms.
इसे कहाँ और कब देखें
"निवासी" का अर्थ है कि उस गंतव्य पर अधिकांश डाइव्स में उनसे मुलाकात होती है; "मौसमी" का अर्थ है कि वे सूचीबद्ध महीनों में विश्वसनीय रूप से मौजूद रहते हैं; इसके अलावा जो भी मिले वह बोनस है, योजना नहीं।
| गंतव्य | विश्वसनीयता | माह | नोट्स |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali & Nusa PenidaIndonesia | Resident — seen on most dives | साल भर | |
| AnilaoPhilippines | Resident — seen on most dives | साल भर | |
| Koh TaoThailand | Resident — seen on most dives | साल भर | |
| DahabEgypt | Resident — seen on most dives | साल भर | |
| Okinawa & the Kerama IslandsJapan | Resident — seen on most dives | साल भर |
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इन्हें समझना
आवास: Reef edges, seagrass, and harbor margins by day; shallow open water at night, readily drawn toward lights.
रेंज: Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and northern Australia; has spread into the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
व्यवहार: Lives fast — dinner-plate size and breeding age within months, a lifespan under a year — and communicates in shifting skin patterns; females lace clusters of white egg capsules through coral branches, ropes, and moorings.
आहार: Small fishes and crustaceans seized with a fast tentacle strike.
आकार: आमतौर पर लगभग 0.2 m; दर्ज अधिकतम गहराई 0.35 m (mantle length).
इसके आसपास कैसे व्यवहार करें
On night dives hold the torch off-axis and dim; squads scatter from direct beams and chasing but drift back over a settled, patient diver.
संरक्षण
A major food species across Asia with fast turnover; no broad conservation alarm, though egg-laying habitat on debris and moorings deserves care.
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