Sepioteuthis australis, commonly known as the southern calamari or the southern reef squid, is a species of reef squid that is native to oceans off the coast of Australia and New Zealand. This species is caught commercially by trawling, as bycatch in the prawn fishing industry and by recreational anglers.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Southern Reef Squid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Loligo vulgaris
- Sepioteuthis lessoniana
- Sepioteuthis sepioidea
- Doryteuthis opalescens
- Alloteuthis subulata
- Illex illecebrosus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Myopsida
- Family
- Loliginidae
- Genus
- Sepioteuthis
- Species
- Sepioteuthis australis
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