Rough Cranch Squid
Cranchia scabra
- Group: Squid
- Typical depth: 2–2000 m
- Max size: 20 cm
- IUCN status: LC
Its rounded, transparent body is studded with rough little spines, which gives this small open ocean squid its name. Young drift in the sunlit upper 400 metres while adults sink into the deep, sometimes as far as 2,000 metres down, ranging across tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Oegopsida › Cranchiidae › Cranchia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 181386.
FAQ
- How deep does the Rough Cranch Squid live?
- The Rough Cranch Squid (Cranchia scabra) is typically found at 2–2000 m.
- How big does the Rough Cranch Squid get?
- The Rough Cranch Squid grows to about 20 cm.