How deep does the Reinhardt's Cranch Squid live?

The Reinhardt's Cranch Squid (Liocranchia reinhardtii) is typically found at 0–1200 m.

How big does the Reinhardt's Cranch Squid get?

The Reinhardt's Cranch Squid grows to about 25 cm.

Reinhardt's Cranch Squid

Liocranchia reinhardtii

Group: Squid
Typical depth: 0–1200 m
Max size: 25 cm
IUCN status: LC

A glassy, nearly transparent squid of the open ocean, it drifts as larvae and young in the sunlit surface layers before the adults sink into darker mesopelagic and bathypelagic water, down to about twelve hundred metres. It ranges right around the world through tropical and subtropical seas, and the IUCN rates it of least concern.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Oegopsida › Cranchiidae › Liocranchia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 341818.

FAQ

How deep does the Reinhardt's Cranch Squid live?: The Reinhardt's Cranch Squid (Liocranchia reinhardtii) is typically found at 0–1200 m.
How big does the Reinhardt's Cranch Squid get?: The Reinhardt's Cranch Squid grows to about 25 cm.