Sepioteuthis
| Reef squids | |
|---|---|
| Sepioteuthis lessoniana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Loliginidae |
| Genus: | Sepioteuthis Blainville, 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Loligo sepioidea Blainville, 1823 | |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
Sepioteuthis, commonly known as reef squids or oval squids, is a genus of pencil squid. Reef squids are easily recognizable by their large rounded fins that extend along almost the entire length of their mantles, giving them a superficial resemblance to cuttlefish.