crispy 2 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Hi guys i am wondering if anyone knows the life expectancy of a squid, the reason i ask is i thought that it was onlt around 182 days as i thought that this is what was said on a fishing show on tv can anyone confirm this or is it longer wikipidia says it is 2 years but i am sure it was stated that it was less for the southern calamari cheers crispy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest boys day out Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Life SpanSquid have a relatively short lifespan, primarily from 12 months to 18 months long. This is probably why squid reproduction is so prolific. One female squid can lay thousands of eggs, emitting them in long streams into the ocean. Some aquatic creatures feed on these eggs, while others eat the juvenile squid. Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckemback 0 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 I had read a long time ago the southern calamari lives for 18 months ...only if it hasnt been caught or eaten by anything ofcorse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 about 10 minutes if its in my fridge.. 3 minutes if its on my plate... fullysikwog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickSA 2 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Very funny Del Around 12 month life span. protactic 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 I too was of the belief that it's about 18 months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellowbelly14 0 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 2 mins on the dinner plate :cheer: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crispy 2 Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 hahaha about the same on my dinner plate as well ,ok i must yeild to the overwhelming majority and say i was wrong i will fall on my sword gentlemen .crispy :S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 about 10 minutes if its in my fridge.. 3 minutes if its on my plate...Somewhere between 30 seconds and 3 minutes when dropped in amongst a big school of Hungry Reds out off Osullies. :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Nothing like fresh squid ink dribbling down your chin I reckon about 10 minutes if its in my fridge.. 3 minutes if its on my plate...You like them that much yoiu eat them out of the fridge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckemback 0 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 About a year is life expectancy for squid acording to WFRP after a google search, if NSW squid are the same as ones in SA.Not many squid probably die from old age tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecofreak 0 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Southern Calamari or Sepioteuthis australis lieves for 320 to 380 days depending on environmental factors and the ability to spawn, the southern Calamari will only spawn once or maybe twice in its life with the male outlasting the females in longevity after a physically demanding spawn, the males will live as long as it takes to protect the eggs once laid on heavy vegetation. The males will only feed on food that comes into direct contact with them while protecting eggs and will rarely leave the eggs unattended until they them selves die. While I was studying this subject at uni it was noticed that the males will live approx 8 weeks longer than the females and more often than not will die before the eggs hatch. Most squid are not sedentary and will travel vastly in their life time, they grow at approx double their size every 4 weeks to an average of 50cm maximum. There have been some Southern calamari that have grown in excess of 60cm mantles but they are very rare as these squid live in open water and are targets of all manner of prey including their cousins the arrow squid. This does not mean that they have lived longer in order to reach these sizes, rather its an indication of the squid that has a protein based body working harder to maintain buoyancy and movement, its a bit like us going to the gym every day, we build our muscles bigger with more work and bigger diet. largsbaysquidder, 4THALOVE, Savagelip and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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