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The Humboldt squid is the largest of the Ommastrephid squids, as some individuals may grow to 1.5 m (5 ft) in mantle length [17] [18] and weigh up to 50 kg (110 lb). [8] They appear to be sexually dimorphic : on average the females mature at larger sizes than the males. [ 19 ]
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 ...
The Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), also known as the 'jumbo squid', grows to a maximum mantle length of at least 120 cm (3.9 ft), [69] if not 150 cm (4.9 ft). [70] The largest animals are found off the western coast of South America ; northern populations reach 100 cm (3.3 ft) ML, and in general 50–80 cm (1.6–2.6 ft) ML is more typical ...
The squid grow up to an impressive 1.6 feet (counting the mantle, not the tentacles), all within a lifespan of six months to a year. Once they reproduce, they die. Once they reproduce, they die.
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The ommastrephids are small to large squids, with mantle lengths ranging from that of the glass squid (Hyaloteuthis pelagica) at 9 cm (3.5 in), [4] to the Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at 1.5 m (4.9 ft). [5] The mantle narrows towards the back and possesses large terminal fins. [6]
Thysanoteuthis rhombus, also known as the diamond squid, diamondback squid, or rhomboid squid, is a large species of squid from the family Thysanoteuthidae which is found worldwide, throughout tropical and subtropical waters. T. rhombus is given its name for the appearance of the fins that run the length of the mantle. They are a fast growing ...
This specimen measured 9.24 m in total length and had a mantle length of 1.79 m. Giant squid size—long a subject of both popular debate and academic inquiry [86] —has often been misreported and exaggerated.