Caribbean reef squid: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Caribbean reef squid lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Myopsida
Family	Loliginidae

Where does the Caribbean reef squid live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Caribbean reef squid in 17 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Caribbean reef squid endangered?

The Caribbean reef squid’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Caribbean reef squid?

The Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) is a cephalopod in the order Myopsida and the family Loliginidae, genus Sepioteuthis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Caribbean reef squid

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Caribbean reef squid (revision 1335770968), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q247636 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).