| 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: |
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| 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)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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