Histioteuthidae (jewel squids, umbrella squids) |
20 cm ML (male/unsexed) |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 4332 m |
Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Mainly feeds on osteichthyes (myctophids), followed by crustaceans (natantian), and occasionally on cephalopods. Bases their diet on pelagic nictemeral migrators (Ref. 106992). |
(LC); Date assessed: 05 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
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