a marine animal. The Australianspecies is Sepioteuthis australis, Quoy and Gaim.
1883. `Report of the Royal Commission on the Fisheries ofTasmania,' p. xi:
«None of the Squid family seems to be sought after, althoughcertain kinds are somewhat abundant in our waters. It isstated by the New South Wales Fisheries Enquiry Commission,1880, that `the cephalopods might be made a source of aconsiderable profit for exportation to Japan and China.In both these countries all animal substances of a gelatinouscharacter are in great request, and none more than those of thecuttle-fish tribe; the squid ( Sepioteuthis australis) ishighly appreciated, and in consequence is highly prized.The cuttle-fish ( sepia) is of rather inferior quality,and the star-fish of the fishermen ( octopus) not usedat all.'»
1892. R L. Stevenson, `The Wrecker,' p. 345:
«You can't fill up all these retainers on tinned salmon fornothing; but whenever I could get it, I would give 'em squid.Squid's good for natives, but I don't care for it, do you? – – or shark either.»