webbed flying squid

Ommastrephes caroli

Classification

Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Ommastrephidae

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. The genus contains bioluminescent species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Steve Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionNeon flying squid, Wikipedia contributors

webbed flying squid

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