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Created 3/9/2019

Family Ommastrephidae

WARM SEAS WORLDWIDE

Ommastrephes bartramii


Lanikai Beach, O'ahu		  

NEON or RED FLYING SQUID   Akaika

A mesopelagic species that follows prey toward the sea surface at night, retreating below 300 meters during the day.  The lower surface of the mantle has an iridescent stripe.  The mantle length may attain 24 inches.  Subtropical and temperate seas worldwide, including Hawai'i.