Scientific name : Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Family : Vampyroteuthidae
Native to : Temperate and tropical oceans worldwide
Interesting fact : It is entirely covered in photophores,producing disorienting flashes of light lasting several minutes.
Conservation status : Not Evaluated
The vampire squid has a gelatinous, velvety jet-black bodyand large eyes that are red or blue. Its eight arms are connected bya webbing of skin, each arm lined with rows of spines and suckerson the tips. When threatened, it inverts its arms back over the body, presenting a larger body covered with spines. It feeds on copepods, prawns, cnidarians and detritus.
