Bobtail squid - Wikipedia
网页Bobtail squid (order Sepiolida) [1] are a group of cephalopods closely related to cuttlefish. Bobtail squid tend to have a rounder mantle than cuttlefish and have no cuttlebone. They have eight suckered arms and two tentacles and are generally quite small (typical male mantle length being between 1 and 8 cm (0.39 and 3.15 in)). [2]
The Cutest Squid in the World - American Oceans
网页The bobtail squid, also known as the Hawaiian bobtail squid, is one of the smallest and cutest species of cephalopods in the world. This petite little squid species only reaches an average of around 1 inch (2.5 cm) in mantle length upon reaching adulthood, making it just a bit smaller than your average golf ball.
Euprymna scolopes - Wikipedia
网页Euprymna scolopes, also known as the Hawaiian bobtail squid, is a species of bobtail squid in the family Sepiolidae native to the central Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in shallow coastal waters off the Hawaiian Islands and Midway Island.
Sepietta oweniana - Wikipedia
网页Sepietta oweniana (common bobtail squid or common bobtail) is a common marine mollusc from the order Sepiida, the cuttlefish. Common bobtails possess large, rounded pupils , eight arms each having biserial suckers and two arms with 32 tiny uniform-sized suckers in transverse rows to be used for securing their prey. [ 3 ]
Hawaiian bobtail squid - Monterey Bay Aquarium
网页Meet the Hawaiian bobtail squid. Native to the Pacific Ocean, this species can be found in shallow coastal waters off Hawaii. It buries itself in sand or muddy areas near sea grass beds during the day — even gluing sand grains to its body to form camouflage — and emerges at night to feed.
Hawaiian Bobtail Squid - Oceana
网页The Hawaiian bobtail squid has a bioluminescent light organ inside their mantle cavity, which provides light enough for the squid to hunt at night. Learn more about them and their habitat.
5 Facts About the Bobtail Squid - PADI Blog
网页2015年10月15日 · Well, the bobtail squid is nowhere near as big; in fact, they are typically only two inches long! They can go stealth mode – Bobtail squid have bioluminescent bacteria within their bodies. These glowing bacteria are then used as camouflage by the bobtail squid to mimic the moonlight at night and to eliminate their own shadows, thereby ...
Sea Wonder: Bobtail Squid - National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
网页2022年2月23日 · Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) is a marine invertebrate related to other species of squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, and chambered nautilus. This species is small, reaching a maximum size of about three centimeters long (about the size of a standard golf ball)!
The Bobtail Squid - Smithsonian Ocean
网页The Bobtail Squid. Ed Yong, PBS Digital Studies. A bobtail squid expertly blends in with the light shining from the sea surface, but to do so, it needs a little help. This is where microbes come into play. A bacterium called Vibrio fischeri creates light via a chemical reaction, just like a firefly on a hot, summer's eve.
A lasting symbiosis: how the Hawaiian bobtail squid finds and ... - Nature
网页2021年6月4日 · In this Review Nyholm and McFall-Ngai describe recent advances in understanding the squid–vibrio symbiosis, specifically the strides that have been made in recent years in the study of bobtail...