Squid

Chiroteuthis calyx

Squid

This deepwater squid hangs in the water with its body held upright and tentacles trailing below, a posture thought to help it slip past the echolocation of hunting whales. It lives a solitary life in the open sea, its elongated form built for quiet drifting rather than speed.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Oegopsida › Chiroteuthidae › Chiroteuthis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 341796.