Stubby squid (Rossia pacifica) enchants scientists

by   Profile Herbert   When 21st August 2016
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First contact with the Stubby squid (c) nautiluslive.org
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Squid charms scientists with its googly eyes (c) nautiluslive.org
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Squid charms scientists with its googly eyes (c) nautiluslive.org
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ROV is leaving the scene (c) nautiluslive.org

Squid charms scientists with its googly eyes

When filming the ocean depths at about 900 metres off the Californian
coast recently, American marine biologists on board the E/V Nautilus
came across a purplish resident that couldn’t seem to take its large
bulging eyes off the ROV’s camera.



Although it reminded one of the researchers of a plush toy, the animal
is actually a stubby squid (Rossia pacifica), a species that is closely
related to the cuttlefish.


This squid is typically found at the seafloor at depths of 300m to
1,300 in the northern Pacific from Japan to Southern California. It
hides underneath the sediment, leaving clear its eyes to watch for
passing prey like shrimp and small fish.


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