The Indian ocean squid is conical in shape, pale in color, with hazel spots, large head, 10 tentacles in front, and triangular-shaped fins at the tail. It often swims in groups in the ocean at a depth of about 20 meters.

The Indian ocean squid has a pair of well-developed gills around the mouth on both sides of its head. Often active in the upper and middle layers of the shallow sea, the vertical movement range is more than 100 meters. It has a slender body and a long cone shape. It feeds on krill, sardines, silverfish, and small male fish. It is also the prey of ferocious fish. Eggs mature in batches and are produced in batches. The eggs are wrapped in glial egg sheaths. Each egg sheath contains several to several hundred eggs depending on the species. to tens of thousands.
Although Indian ocean squid is customary to call them fish, it is not actually a fish, but a mollusk living in the ocean, with a slender body, a long cone, and a suction cup at the front. The squid has two gills as respiratory organs; the body is divided into a head, a very short neck and a trunk. The body is slender, with a long cone, two of which are longer. In terms of taxonomy, Indian ocean squid belongs to the phylum molluscs - cephalopods - two branchial subclasses - ten brachial animals. The head is flanked by a pair of well-developed eyes and arms around the mouth.