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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 ...
Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis occurs in a diverse range of environments in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, often at depths of over 600 m (1,969 ft) deep. [9] [6] [7] Total species biomass has been estimated at between 8-11 million tonnes; the Arabian Sea from November-January is thought to contain one of the highest concentrations (12 to 42 t km −2) of these squids due to population ...
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
Bobtail squid (order Sepiolida) [1] are a group of cephalopods closely related to cuttlefish. Bobtail squid tend to have a rounder mantle than cuttlefish and have no cuttlebone . They have eight suckered arms and two tentacles and are generally quite small (typical male mantle length being between 1 and 8 cm (0.39 and 3.15 in)).
Idiosepius pygmaeus, also known as the two-toned pygmy squid or tropical pygmy squid, is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific. It occurs in waters of the South China Sea , Japan , Philippines , Palau , Indonesia , Northern Mariana Islands , as well as northern and northeastern Australia .
Articles relating to Histioteuthis (cock-eyed squid). In all species, the right eye is normal-sized, round, blue and sunken; whereas the left eye is at least twice the diameter of the right eye, tubular, yellow-green, faces upward, and bulges out of the head.