Caribbean reef squid

Caribbean reef squid
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Myopsida
Family:	Loliginidae
Genus:	Sepioteuthis
Species:	S. sepioidea
Binomial name
Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Loligo sepiodea Blainville, 1823 Sepioteuthis biangutata Rang, 1837 Sepioteuthis sepiodea d'Orbigny, 1839 Sepioteuthis sloani Leach, 1849 Sepioteuthis ovata Gabb, 1868 Sepioteuthis ehrhardti Pfeffer, 1884 Sepioteuthis accidentalis Robson, 1926 Sepia officinalis jurujubai Oliveira, 1940

The Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea), commonly called the reef squid, is a species of small, torpedo-shaped squid with undulating fins that extend nearly the entire length of the body, approximately 20 cm (8 in) in length. They are most commonly found in the Caribbean Sea in small schools. As part of the Cephalopod class of Molluscs, these organisms exhibit specific characteristics to help them in their environment, such as tentacles for movement and feeding and color pigments that reflect their behavioral conditions.