Sparkling Enope Squid
Watasenia scintillans
- Group: Squid
- Typical depth: 0–600 m
- Max size: 6 cm
- IUCN status: LC
The sparkling enope squid lights up with hundreds of tiny photophores, glowing blue across its small body in the open sea. Only a few centimetres long, it rises through surface and midwaters down to about 600 metres and is netted in great numbers off Japan.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Oegopsida › Enoploteuthidae › Watasenia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 342419.
FAQ
- How deep does the Sparkling Enope Squid live?
- The Sparkling Enope Squid (Watasenia scintillans) is typically found at 0–600 m.
- How big does the Sparkling Enope Squid get?
- The Sparkling Enope Squid grows to about 6 cm.