Neon flying squid
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The neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii), sometimes called the red flying squid, akaika, and red squid is a species of large flying squid in the family Ommastrephidae. They are found in subtropical and temperate oceanic waters globally.[3]
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Neon flying squid | |
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An adult neon flying squid in the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel, Hawaii. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Ommastrephidae |
Genus: | Ommastrephes |
Species: | O. bartramii |
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Ommastrephes bartramii | |
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The genus contains bioluminescent species.[4]