The Atlantic brief squid occurs most frequently in shallow waters along the eastern seaboard of the United States as far north as Delaware. It has also been found in See more

The female Atlantic brief squid is about 11 cm long and the male 9 cm. The basic colour is dark reddish-brown to yellow-brown and there are many chromatophores on … See more

This species is found in warm shallow waters, often at the mouths of rivers where it is known to tolerate low salinity levels, down to about half normal marine salinity (17.9‰), which … See more