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The stubby squid is a small species growing to a maximum mantle length of about 5 cm (2.0 in) and a total length of 11 cm (4.3 in), with females being larger than males. The head bears eight short arms, a pair of retractable tentacles and two large eyes. The first pair of arms is shorter than the others and the third pair the longest.
The googly-eyed glass squid is a blue, transparent organism with a body size of approximately 200 mm (7.9 in) and notably large eyes. Mantle thickness is only a few millimeters. Females are slightly larger than males. The squid has eight short tentacles and a slightly longer pair at the
Scientists aboard the research vessel the E/V Nautilus were shocked and delighted to find this little squid chilling on the ocean floor. This weird squid looks like it has googly eyes Skip to main ...
File:GEGS2.PNG Original - The googly-eyed glass squid (Teuthowenia pellucida), depicted in the deep-ocean bathyl zone. The squid is undergoing a unique defense mechanism, in which it inflates with surrounding water and becomes visibly larger. Reason The image is of a rare, unique organism that is relatively unknown, yet holds obvious natural ...
Taonius borealis Taonius pavo. As of 2017, the World Register of Marine Species classifies the Taoniinae as containing ten genera; they classify Belonella as a synonym of Taonius following Nancy A. Voss. [18] However, Patrizia Jereb and Clyde F. E. Roper recognize Belonella as a distinct genus from Taonius, although they also note they are frequently synonymized.
The glass squid from the family Cranchiidae is nearly transparent with the exception of a few body parts, such as its eyes. When predators look down from below, they are searching the water for ...
The squid floats along the water upside down with one eye aimed at the ocean floor and the other looking above. Named for its bright red color, the squid has red-tinted photophores (light-emitting ...
Teuthowenia megalops, sometimes known as the Atlantic cranch squid, is a species of glass squid from the subarctic and temperate waters of the northern Atlantic Ocean. They are moderately sized squid with a maximum mantle length of 40 cm (16 in). Their very large eyes are the source for the specific name megalops (Greek for "large