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Loligo opalescens
Market Squid

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0205 0763 (2005-02-25)

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date of photo Jun 28, 1996

this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected

photo location From Monterey Bay Aquarium

animal's place of origin From Monterey Bay (Monterey County, California, US)

class Cephalopoda

habitat subtidal

notes Hatchling squid, 4 d old, about 5 mm long, from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Its chromatophores produce starry flashes of red, yellow, and brown. This is the age when the hatchlings learn hunting skills.

camera Olympus system for macro photography

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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common names Market Squid (photographer)

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