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The neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii), sometimes called the red flying squid, akaika, and red squid is a species of large flying squid in the family Ommastrephidae. They are found in subtropical and temperate oceanic waters globally. [3] The genus contains bioluminescent species. [4]
Ommastrephinae includes the largest species of squids belonging to the family Ommastrephidae, Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) which can grow to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in mantle length (ML). [3] It also contains the smallest squid species belonging to the family, the glass squid ( Hyaloteuthis pelagica ) which has a mantle length of only up to 9 ...
Ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing three subfamilies, 11 genera, and over 20 species.They are widely distributed globally and are extensively fished for food. One species, Todarodes pacificus, comprised around half of the world's cephalopod catch annua
Edible molluscs are harvested from saltwater, freshwater, and the land, and include numerous members of the classes Gastropoda (snails), Bivalvia (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and Polyplacophora (chitons). Many species of molluscs are eaten worldwide, either cooked or raw.
The Japanese flying squid, Japanese common squid or Pacific flying squid, [3] scientific name Todarodes pacificus, is a squid of the family Ommastrephidae.This animal lives in the northern Pacific Ocean, in the area surrounding Japan, along the entire coast of China up to Russia, then spreading across the Bering Strait east towards the southern coast of Alaska and Canada.
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 cetac
The glassy flying squid or glass squid (Hyaloteuthis pelagica) is the only species of the genus Hyaloteuthis of the subfamily Ommastrephinae, family Ommastrephidae. The Squid is 9 cm (3.5 in) long. The Squid is 9 cm (3.5 in) long.
Sthenoteuthis is a genus of small squids, with two species, part of the subfamily Ommastrephinae within the family Ommastrephidae, the "flying squids".They are the dominant species of flying squid in the world's tropical and subtropical seas and they are commonly seen at the ocean's surface during the night.