Caribbean reef squid
Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Sighting evidence at Kittiwake Wreck, Grand Cayman
Photo: Matteo Cassella · CC BY-SA
Caribbean reef squid gather in hovering schools around the Kittiwake's upper deck at dusk, communicating through rapid skin chromatophore changes that produce travelling waves of colour. They are highly intelligent cephalopods that orient in formation to confuse predators and coordinate cooperative hunting of small fish. Night dives on the wreck regularly reward divers with close encounters as the squid are drawn to dive lights.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Caribbean reef squid is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.