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.
在哪里、什么时候能见到
"常驻"表示在该目的地潜水时大多数情况下都能遇见它们；"季节性"表示在所列月份内可靠出现；其他任何情况都是意外惊喜，而非计划中的保障。
| 目的地 | 可靠性 | 月份 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali & Nusa PenidaIndonesia | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| AnilaoPhilippines | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Koh TaoThailand | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| DahabEgypt | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Okinawa & the Kerama IslandsJapan | Resident: seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 |
最佳月份一览
深入了解
栖息地: Reef edges, seagrass, and harbor margins by day; shallow open water at night, readily drawn toward lights.
分布范围: Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and northern Australia; has spread into the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
习性: 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.
体型: 通常约 0.2 m; 记录深度可达 0.35 m (mantle length).
与它相处时的行为守则
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.
保育
A major food species across Asia with fast turnover; no broad conservation alarm, though egg-laying habitat on debris and moorings deserves care.
以此著称的已标注潜点
高亮显示的潜点由编辑团队为该物种标注；数字为1990年以来潜点约5公里范围内的GBIF出现记录数。
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