How deep does the Neon Flying Squid live?

The Neon Flying Squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) is typically found at 0–2200 m.

How big does the Neon Flying Squid get?

The Neon Flying Squid grows to about 45 cm.

Neon Flying Squid

Ommastrephes bartramii

Group: Squid
Typical depth: 0–2200 m
Max size: 45 cm
IUCN status: LC

By day it hangs in open ocean down to around 2,200 metres, but at night it rises to the surface where fishers scoop it up with dipnets. A muscular oceanic squid reaching about 45 centimetres in mantle, it sometimes ends up washed onto beaches after storms.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Oegopsida › Ommastrephidae › Ommastrephes

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 181382.

FAQ

How deep does the Neon Flying Squid live?: The Neon Flying Squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) is typically found at 0–2200 m.
How big does the Neon Flying Squid get?: The Neon Flying Squid grows to about 45 cm.