Ommastrephes bartramii (Lesueur, 1821)
Neon flying squid
Ommastrephes bartramii
photo by FAO

Family:  Ommastrephidae (flying squids and arrow squids), subfamily: Ommastrephinae
Max. size:  45 cm ML (male/unsexed); 90 cm ML (female); max.weight: 1,800.0 g; max. reported age: 1 years
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2200 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal in subtropical and polar oceanic waters.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Caught by dipnets (Ref. 417). Maximum depth from Ref. 59712.
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 05 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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