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The Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), also known as jumbo squid or jumbo flying squid (EN), and Pota in Peru or Jibia in Chile (ES), is a large, predatory squid living in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is the only known species of the genus Dosidicus of the subfamily Ommastrephinae , family Ommastrephidae .
In Mexico, they are known as diablo rojo (Spanish for 'red devil'): Local fishermen's tales claim that people who fell into the waters were devoured within minutes by packs of squid. Wildlife filmmaker Scott Cassell made the documentary "Humboldt: The Man-eating Squid" for the Dangerous Waters series of the Discovery Channel. [35]
Ii Naomasa (1561–1602), Japanese general known as the Red Devil, and the unit he led was known as the Red Devils; Camille Jenatzy, a Belgian race car driver nicknamed Le Diable Rouge (The Red Devil) Manfred von Richthofen, a German fighter ace nicknamed Le Diable Rouge (The Red Devil) by his enemies
Devil fish, deep-sea fishes in the family Ceratiidae, usually colloquially referred to as "sea devils" Devil fish, the deep-sea fish known as the black seadevil; Devil fish, the Humboldt squid, also known as the "red devil" or "diablo rojo"
Concluding that the Red Devil is the Humboldt squid, Jeremy learns that they are presently being caught in Peru. In Peru, Jeremy joins a group of professional squid fishermen. In Peru, Jeremy joins a group of professional squid fishermen.
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 ...
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The Humboldt squid is also known to quickly devour larger prey when cooperatively hunting in groups. Humboldt squid are known for their speed in feasting on hooked fish, sharks, and squid, even from their own species and shoal, [ 128 ] and have been known to attack fishermen and divers.