Bobtail squid (Euprymna berryi)

Monument, Lembeh. Night dive.
You are looking at a 1 cm long bobtail squid. They can grow up to 5 cm.
Look this interesting fact on their colorful platelet reflectors:
https://asknature.org/strategy/platelets-reflect-light/

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Christine Young

Lion

1 cm! Incredible, and a great shot :) Posted 7 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Many times thanks to our guide that was able to spot these tiny beauties also :-) Posted 7 years ago

The Humming-bird bobtail squid

''Euprymna berryi'', commonly called humming-bird bobtail squid or Berry's bobtail squid among various other vernacular names, is a species of mollusc cephalopod in the family Sepiolidae.

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Similar species: Sepiolida

Species identified by Patomarazul