OctopusesCaribbean Reef OctopusOctopus briareus
(1-9: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
(1-2: Minagerheas, Roatan) Suckers on the arms have dark rings, vs. Caribbean reef octopus, which don't have dark rings.
SquidsArrow SquidDoryteuthis pleii
(1: CoCo View Resort, Roatan)
This is a juvenile.
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
(1-3, 5-8: CoCo View Resort, Roatan / 4: John's Place, Roatan / 9-11: Newman's Wall, Roatan)
Squid InkWhen startled, squid will release a burst of ink and jet off. The ink doesn't obscure the whole area like a smoke screen. It's more like a decoy, which stays in one place while the squid takes off.
(1: John's Place, Roatan)
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