APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- dorsal view 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- dorsal view 2

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- dorsal view of head 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- dorsal view 3

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- pigment spots on head 1

Specimen above was found under a rock on an extremely low tide near the causeway for St. Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall. 21.03.15.

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- dorsal view 3

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- dorsal view 4

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- dorsal view 5

Specimen above was found swimming in a lowershore rockpool at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 03.06.15.

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- live animal out of water 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- live animal under water 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- live animal under water 2

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- live animal under water 3

Specimen above found at Cawsand Beach, Cawsand, South-east Cornwall. 07.07.12. Species caught at low water using a seine net at the MBA Cawsand Bioblitz 2012.

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- 5mm long juveniles 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- 5mm long juvenile 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Juveniles above were found in a sample of crisiid bryozoan turf collected from a north facing gulley on the extreme lowershore at Swanpool, Falmouth. 09.04.16.

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- eggs laid under ledge 1

Eggs above found under ledge below low water mark at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 23.06.17.

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- egg 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- eggs inside octopus pot 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- eggs inside octopus pot 2

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- embryo from egg 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- embryo from egg 2

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- the octopus pot 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- re-sited to hatch eggs 1

Atlantic bobtail squid
Sepiola atlantica
- re-sited to hatch eggs 2

The octopus pot was found and retrieved by Tracey Williams on the north coast of Cornwall at Perran Sands, 13.11.16. Embryos were looked at under a microscope and were found to be Sepiola atlantica. Identification based on the appearance of 5mm juveniles, as featured above. After identifying the egg laying species the octopot was placed in a secure spot under a ledge on the lowershore so the eggs could continue deleoping.

Scientific and European Names:
Sepiola atlantica, Little cuttlefish, Atlantic bobtail, Atlantic bobtail squid, Dwerginktvis, Gewone dwerginktvis, Kleine zeekat, Sepiole, Sepiole grandes oreilles, kleine Sprutte.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.