The ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing 3 subfamilies, 11 genera, and about 25 species. They are distributed globally and fished for food. The Japanese flying squid makes around half the worlds cephalopod catches. Some members of ommastrephidae are known to have the ability to glide out of the water like a flying fish, earning their common name of flying `squids`. Sunday, March 13, 2016
Flying squid
The ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing 3 subfamilies, 11 genera, and about 25 species. They are distributed globally and fished for food. The Japanese flying squid makes around half the worlds cephalopod catches. Some members of ommastrephidae are known to have the ability to glide out of the water like a flying fish, earning their common name of flying `squids`.
The ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing 3 subfamilies, 11 genera, and about 25 species. They are distributed globally and fished for food. The Japanese flying squid makes around half the worlds cephalopod catches. Some members of ommastrephidae are known to have the ability to glide out of the water like a flying fish, earning their common name of flying `squids`.
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