Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Bigfin Reef Squid

Loliginidae

Collected by: J.M. Wesgate
Date: June 12, 1921
Locality: Niu; 4 miles east of Diamond Head; off shore of Lucas Dairy Ranch
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Sepioteuthis lessoniana observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 89 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-16.

2026-08-16

Papaua Pl, Nāpili-Honokōwai, HI, US

(c) Kimberly Van Lant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19

HI, US

(c) Lindsay Willrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-07

North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-03

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) ann96barnowl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-27

Mamala Bay, HI, US

(c) Rad Dad Chad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-14

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

(c) Erica, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sepioteuthis lessoniana. BPBM 246251. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/246251.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026