Found on the beach in Port Alfred (Eastern Cape, South Africa), 2024.
Shell cylindrical, forming a loose, flat spire, and made up of a series of chambers.
Rarely seen, the animal is squid-like, with eight short arms and two long tentacles.About 25 mm.
The live animal hand head-down and varies the gas in its shell to regulate its buoyancy. The gas-filled shells wash ashore frequently.
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (1994, 2016)
F*CK FISH 
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