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Ornithoteuthis antillarum, the Atlantic bird squid, is a species of flying squid from the family Ommastrephidae which is found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This species is an important component of the diet of many species of fish and of cetaceans.
H. heteropsis is generally found at ocean depths of 200–1000 meters (0.12–0.62 miles), which is considered part of the ocean's mesopelagic, or twilight, zone. [3] The species undergoes diurnal vertical migration, where they are found at lower depths during the day and migrate up the water column at night. [ 11 ]
Uroteuthis duvaucelii, also known as the Indian Ocean squid or Indian squid, is an Indo-West Pacific species of squid with a wide range throughout the Indian Ocean to Malaysia and the South China Sea, and is also present in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.
Ornithoteuthis is a small genus of squid, with two species, from the family Ommastrephidae, the "flying squids", the two species in this genus are known as "bird squids".". They are relatively small squid, with mantle lengths of around 100–200 mm (3.9–7.9 in), highly agile and rather unc
Ornithoteuthis volatilis is found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. Its latitudinal range in the western Pacific lies between 36°N to 38°S [1] and it extends as far east as the Line Islands, [3] while in the Indian Ocean it ranges from the Arabian Sea south to Madagascar and east to the Timor Sea, south to the waters off eastern Australia. [1]
During the day the strawberry squid swims around in the twilight zone of the Atlantic Ocean in a range of about 660 to 3,300 feet below the surface. It can be found in tropical and subtropical waters.
The squid's known range extends thousands of kilometres north of Antarctica to southern South America, southern South Africa, and the southern tip of New Zealand, making it primarily an inhabitant of the entire circumantarctic Southern Ocean. [3] Colossal squid are also sighted often near Cooperation Sea and less near Ross Sea because of its ...
The bird took an “unexpected” swim near a campground in Australia, wildlife officials said. Stunned beachgoers watch ‘world’s most dangerous bird’ emerge from ocean, video shows Skip to ...