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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Loliolus beka

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Cephalopoda

Order

Myopsida

Family

Loliginidae

Genus

Loliolus

Species

Loliolus beka

📏 True-scale comparison (1 m = 1 m) against a 1.75 m humanLength 7cm

🔍 Zoomed View — Same scale as a credit card & 2.65cm coin

· Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
· When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
· Yellow dashed line shows recorded total body length (including tail), which may differ from silhouette width due to posture.
· Beka squid silhouette: PhyloPic — Cagri Cevrim · CC0 1.0 (Loligo vulgaris)
· Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0

• Length vs. 1.75 m human: 0.04× Compare with other species →

Cephalopoda❔ Diet unknown

Beka squid

Loliolus beka (Beka squid · ベイカ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)DD (Data Deficient)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

No data

Length · Height

7cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Coasts and estuaries of the Indo-West Pacific, especially inside bays

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum mantle length of 7 cm is slightly shorter than the long side of a credit card (about 8.6 cm) (Comparison).
💡 It is a small squid species that can also be seen in coastal bays of Korea (SeaLifeBase distribution).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#참꼴뚜기#Loliolus beka

📖 1. Overview

The beka squid is a small squid species living in coastal waters and bays from Japan and Korea to Hainan Island in China, the Gulf of Thailand, and the Andaman Sea.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It is a small squid with a maximum mantle length of only 7 cm.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It does not migrate far, is said to usually live at depths of 60 m or more, and is found in coastal waters and estuarine bays.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is listed on the National List of Species of Korea as Cham-kkolttugi (Korean name), and SeaLifeBase also notes its distribution range as starting from Japan and Korea.