Species ID
View AllSouthern Calamari
( Sepioteuthis australis )
Description
Other names
Squid, Calamari, Calamary, Southern Calamary, Southern Reef Squid, Grass Squid
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Are a member of the family Loliginidae (pencil squids)
- Can grow to 60cm mantle length and over 1kg in weight
- Also found in NZ
- Is a type of marine mollusc
- Live for around 1-2 years
- Squirt black ink as an escape mechanism
- Are found in Australia’s cooler waters from WA to QLD
- Frequents seagrass beds and reefs in estuaries, bays and inshore waters
- Common throughout the water column from bottom to surface
- Feed on fish and crustaceans
- Have a parrot-like beak and will bite if given the chance
- Popular recreational target
- Target using squid jigs during the day or night
- Often in small schools
- Good eating
