How big does the Shiny Bird Squid get?

The Shiny Bird Squid grows to about 31 cm.

Shiny Bird Squid

Ornithoteuthis volatilis

Group: Squid
Max size: 31 cm
IUCN status: LC

A slim, swift oceanic squid of the tropical Indo Pacific, the shiny bird squid rises toward the surface at night and drops to deep slope and midwater by day. Its young drift in midwater high above the open seafloor, and it grows to about 31 centimetres.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 220322.

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How big does the Shiny Bird Squid get?: The Shiny Bird Squid grows to about 31 cm.