Squid(Order Teuthida, over 300 species)
Quick Facts
- Size Range: Common types are up to a pound, but the giant squid can reach 30 feet long.
- Native Species?: Yes
- Food Value: They are excellent eating.
The squid is a cephalopod and member of the mollusks family. They can vary in color with their mood or for camouflage and have multiple arms with suckers for hunting and defense. They have a beak for a mouth and are efficient predators of small fish and crustaceans. They are known for their smarts as they have developed behaviors that seem very complex for their simple nervous system.
Squid of many types live in a wide variety of habitats in saltwater from shallow seas to the great depths of the abyss.
They are normally caught in nets and occasionally on bait or lures. Squid are more commonly bought to use for bait for other fish. When you’re fishing at night, squid will often come up in the lights of the boat and you might dip them up and use them for bait.
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