Eye-Flash Squid
Abralia veranyi
- Group: Squid
- Typical depth: 1–900 m
- Max size: 4.9 cm
- IUCN status: LC
A small deep water squid, the eye flash squid spends the day in the dark midwater and rises toward the surface at night. Light organs scattered over its body let it glow on its underside to erase its silhouette against the faint light from above, and it grows to about five centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Oegopsida › Enoploteuthidae › Abralia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 139688.
FAQ
- How deep does the Eye-Flash Squid live?
- The Eye-Flash Squid (Abralia veranyi) is typically found at 1–900 m.
- How big does the Eye-Flash Squid get?
- The Eye-Flash Squid grows to about 4.9 cm.