Abralia veranyi
Abralia veranyi (Rüppell, 1844)
Eye-flash squid
Abralia veranyi
photo by FAO

Family:  Enoploteuthidae (enope squids)
Max. size:  4.9 cm ML (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 1 - 900 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Pelagic. Carries out vertical daily migrations (Ref. 104404). At bottom in bathyal and in midwater above slopes, occasionally to surface at night time (Ref. 97142). Exhibits counterillumination, a common form of crypsis in the open ocean (Ref. 106088 ). Feeds on plankton accumulated around lights at night over deep reef (Ref. 106988).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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