Squid
Atlantic Bobtail
Sepiola atlantica
How to spot it
A thumbnail-sized cephalopod (also called the Little Cuttlefish) with a stubby rounded body and small ear-like fins. Buries in clean sand by day with just its eyes showing, and is flecked with iridescent specks.
Usually seen at
7-155 m (median 43 m)
Size
Small (under 10 cm)
Habitat
Sandy bottom
Behaviour
Burrowing, On bottom, Hovering
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).