What is Caribbean reef squid?
{{Speciesbox | name = Caribbean reef squid | image = Squid colors 2.jpg | taxon = Sepioteuthis sepioidea | authority = ([[Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville|Blainville]], 1823)<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342241 |title=''Sepioteuthis sepioidea'' (Blainville, 1823) |accessdate=20 February 2018 |publisher=Flanders Marine Institute |author=Julian Finn |year=2016 |work=World Register of Marine Species}}</ref> }} The '''Caribbean reef squid''' (''Sepioteuthis sepioidea'') is a species of [[torpedo]]-shaped [[squid]]. It is mostly found in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean sea]] and sometimes found off the coast of [[Florida]]. They are found in schools (groups) of about thirty at a time.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Jahr, F.|year=2010|title=Fact or fiction: Can a squid fly out of the water?|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-squid-fly|journal=Scientific American|issue=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Baby squids live closer to the shore than the older ones. The squid can eat 30-60% of their body weight daily. The Caribbean reef squid uses its beak to cut their food up so that it is easier to process. They communicate using the colors of their body as well as shape and texture. ==References== {{reflist}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Animals of North America]] [[Category:Cephalopods]]