 The bigfin reef squid is the most widespread species in the genus Sepioteuthis . It is found in temperate and tropical regions of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean . Their original range extends east to the Hawaiian Islands , west to the Red Sea , north to Japan , and south to Australia and New Zealand ( 42 ° N to 42 ° S and 32 ° E to 154 ° W ) . The range has also expanded to include parts of the Mediterranean Sea . In 2002 , bigfin reef squids were first documented in the Gulf of İskenderun of the southeastern Mediterranean Sea . They may have already existed in significant populations in the area as they have acquired a common name among the fishermen of the Aegean Sea – <unk> ( <unk> , literally " cuttlefish @-@ like squid " ) . It is a Lessepsian migrant , reaching the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal . 
