Tropical Bottletail Squid (Sepiadarium kochi)

Also known as Bobtail Squid, Bottletail Cuttlefish, Bottletail Squid, Koch's Bottletail Squid, Orange Bottletail Squid

Description

Also known as Bobtail Squid, Bottletail Cuttlefish, Bottletail Squid, Koch's Bottletail Squid, Orange Bottletail Squid.

Found in shallow, coastal waters and lagoons, often buried on muck bottoms, or in the sand with just the eyes showing.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans.
Length - 3cm
Depth - ?-60m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific

Some of the smallest squids, they can change colour when predators come near. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepiadarium_kochi

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