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Lolliguncula is a genus of squid from the family Loliginidae from the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic, known as brief squid. The genus is divided into two subgenera Lolliguncula and Loliolopsis .
Helicocranchia pfefferi, the banded piglet squid, is a small squid of the genus Helicocranchia. Adults of this species are mesopelagic. Physical characteristics
There are 60 different species of glass squid in the Cranchiidae family and they live in the deep water all around the world. Some of them, like the Cranchia scabra, are as small as four inches ...
Idiosepiidae, also known as the pygmy squids, is a family of squids in the superorder Decapodiformes. [2] [3] They are the smallest known squids.[3]It is the only family in the monotypic order Idiosepida [4] and the monotypic superfamily Idiosepioidea. [5]
Lolliguncula brevis. The female Atlantic brief squid is about 11 cm long and the male 9 cm. The maximum mantle length recorded was 12 cm. The basic colour is dark reddish-brown to yellow-brown and there are many chromatophores on the upper surface which enable the squid to change colour.
Squid are also known to be sensitive to temperature, salinity, and circulation in the water. [10] These habitat components can affect reproduction and life cycles. Chinese spear squid at different growth stages sometimes have different names among fishermen: they call the larvae of squid "small rolls", and the sub-adults are called "middle ...
The Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea), commonly called the reef squid, is a species of small, torpedo-shaped squid with undulating fins that extend nearly the entire length of the body, approximately 20 cm (8 in) in length. They are most commonly found in the Caribbean Sea in small schools. As part of the Cephalopod class of ...
Taningia danae, the Dana octopus squid, is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae. It is one of the largest known squid species, reaching a mantle length of 1.7 m (5.6 ft) [3] and total length of 2.3 m (7.5 ft). [4] The largest known specimen, a mature female, weighed 161.4 kg (356 lb). [5]