#enope squid

[sitting-on-me-bum]

An enope squid, found on a blackwater dive in South Florida.

Kat Zhou

[geezerwench]

One from the archives: a sharpear enope squid showing off its stuff

Shot in Kona, Hawaii in 6,000ft of water at ~20ft

Olympus Em5 ii w/ m.Zuiko 30mm macro

Sola 3,800 video light, 2x YS-D2 strobes

[spoildprimadonna-blog]

[sabrinadivina]

Watasenia scintillans, also known as the sparkling enope squid or firefly squid, is a species of squid in the family Enoploteuthidae. It is the sole species in the genus Watasenia.

The sparkling enope squid is found in the Western Pacific ocean at depths of 183 to 366 metres (600–1200 feet) and exhibits bioluminescence. Each tentacle has an organ called a photophore, which produces light. When flashed, these lights attract small fish, on which the squid can then feed.

This squid is the only species of cephalopod in which evidence of color vision has been found. It has three visual pigments located in different parts of the retina which likely allows color discrimination, each having distinct spectral sensitivities.[1]

The sparkling enope squid measures about 3 inches long at maturity and dies after one year of life. It has the standard eight arms and two tentacles, with one pair each having three, bright light-emitting organs at the tips.