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.
どこで・いつ見られるか
「常駐（Resident）」とは、そのダイビングスポットでのほとんどのダイブで遭遇できることを意味します。「季節限定（Seasonal）」とは、記載された月に確実に見られることを意味します。それ以外の出会いはボーナスであり、計画の前提にはなりません。
| 目的地 | 信頼性 | 月 | メモ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali & Nusa PenidaIndonesia | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| AnilaoPhilippines | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| Koh TaoThailand | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| DahabEgypt | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| Okinawa & the Kerama IslandsJapan | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて |
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理解を深める
ハビタット: Reef edges, seagrass, and harbor margins by day; shallow open water at night, readily drawn toward lights.
分布域: Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and northern Australia; has spread into the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
生態・行動: 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.
食性: Small fishes and crustaceans seized with a fast tentacle strike.
サイズ: 目安は 0.2 m; 確認済みの最大記録 0.35 m (mantle length).
出会ったときの正しいふるまい方
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.
保全
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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