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Vampyroteuthis infernalis Chun, 1903
Vampire squid| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Cephalopoda | Vampyromorpha | Vampyroteuthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία
Πελαγικό(ά); εύρος βάθους 100 - 3000 m (Αναφ. 110525), usually 900 - 1100 m (Αναφ. 106682). Tropical; 44°N - 35°S, 180°W - 180°E (Αναφ. 96968)
Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές
Circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm ML αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 96968)
Total length is up to 30 cm (Ref. 96968). One type of a living fossil which showed very little change since it first appeared. The species could turn itself 'inside out' to avoid predators. Inhabits deep waters of open oceans (Ref. 843). Depths range from 600 to 1,200 m. This is a mid-water species. The long filaments in pits between the first two arm pairs may be used to feel for or chemically detect prey. Live animals observed in situ typically orient in the water column with the dorsal mantle surface facing upwards and one filament extended well beyond the arms. Disturbed animals pull the arms and web over their body to take on an inverted shape that exposes the black skin and cirri, on the oral surfaces of the webs. In addition to the large four photophores, this species can produce light on its arm tips and squirt luminous clouds from the arm tips consisting of discrete glowing particles, which can glow for up to 10 minutes (Ref. 96968).
Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.
Main reference
Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες
Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn 2014 Cephalopods of the world. An Annotated and Illustrated catalogue of Cephalopod species known to date. Vol. 3. Octopods and vampire squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes 3(4):370p. (Αναφ. 96968)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Αναφ. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 3.4 - 11.6, mean 5.7 (based on 2508 cells).
Price category
(Αναφ. 80766):
Unknown.