Atlantic Brief Squid

BRIEF BUT MIGHTY

Diet

• Small fish, fish larvae, bottom-dwelling crustaceans

Agility

• Able to propel themselves through the open water by ejecting jets of water through their siphon

• Travel in schools

Defense Mechanisms

• Can eject a cloud of ink to distract a predator and escape

• Camouflage quickly by changing their chromatophores

Superpower

• Can tolerate a wide range of salinity