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  2. Humboldt squid - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Histioteuthis heteropsis - Wikipedia

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    The squid's vernacular name arose due to its rich red skin pigmentation and the presence of photophores along its body, making it appear like a strawberry with seeds. [2] H. heteropsis live in the ocean's mesopelagic zone and are found in the California Current and the Humboldt Current. [4]

  4. List of giant squid specimens and sightings - Wikipedia

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    The giant squid's existence was established beyond doubt only in the 1870s, with the appearance of an extraordinary number of complete specimens—both dead and alive—in Newfoundland waters (beginning with #21). [22] These were meticulously documented in a series of papers by Yale zoologist Addison Emery Verrill.

  5. Dead zone (ecology) - Wikipedia

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    Dead zones can be classified by type, and are identified by the length of their occurrence: [16] Permanent dead zones are deep water occurrences that rarely exceed 2 milligrams per liter. Temporary dead zones are short lived dead zones lasting hours or days. Seasonal dead zones are annually occurring, typically in warm months of summer and autumn.

  6. There's a dead zone in the Mississippi Sound. Here are 5 ...

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    The dead zone is also bigger than the state of Rhode Island, which is approximately 1,500 square miles. ... Fish are dying, too, or finding new habitats in other areas, disrupting commercial ...

  7. Huge squids 'talk' to each other ... using colors

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    Huge squids 'talk' to each other ... using colors

  8. A 'dead zone' is growing in the Gulf of Mexico. It's now the ...

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    A 'dead zone' off the Gulf coast is larger than NOAA predicted. The massive area poses danger to marine life, and recovery could take decades. A 'dead zone' is growing in the Gulf of Mexico.

  9. List of giant squid specimens and sightings (2001–2014 ...

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    A frame from the first colour film of a live giant squid in its natural habitat, [nb 1] recorded from a manned submersible off Japan's Ogasawara Islands in July 2012. The animal (#549 on this list) is seen feeding on a 1-metre-long Thysanoteuthis rhombus (diamondback squid), which was used as bait in conjunction with a flashing squid jig. [2]