How deep does the Greater Hooked Squid live?

The Greater Hooked Squid (Moroteuthopsis ingens) is typically found at 0–1025 m.

How big does the Greater Hooked Squid get?

The Greater Hooked Squid grows to about 94 cm.

Greater Hooked Squid

Moroteuthopsis ingens

Group: Squid
Typical depth: 0–1025 m
Max size: 94 cm
IUCN status: LC

A large open ocean squid reaching nearly a metre in mantle length, the greater hooked squid arms its tentacles with hooks rather than simple suckers. It shifts from surface waters to deep demersal ground as it grows, the females spawning below seven hundred metres, and it has been seen turning cannibal off the Falklands. The IUCN lists it as least concern.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Oegopsida › Onychoteuthidae › Moroteuthopsis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1452502.

FAQ

How deep does the Greater Hooked Squid live?: The Greater Hooked Squid (Moroteuthopsis ingens) is typically found at 0–1025 m.
How big does the Greater Hooked Squid get?: The Greater Hooked Squid grows to about 94 cm.