19-02-2005, 02:58 PM
Here is a bit more information about firefly squid.
Firstly, the photo posted above by rx3-boi was taken on the NORFANZ fisheries research voyage.
Here is a link to the original image -
[url="http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/images/photo_library/12/hr/D_fireflysquidMN.jpg"]http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/images/ph...eflysquidMN.jpg[/url]
The NORFANZ voyage was a joint Australian - New Zealand research voyage carrying leading Australian, New Zealand and other international scientists to explore deep sea habitats and biodiversity in the Tasman Sea. The NORFANZ research voyage explored deep sea habitats around seamounts and abyssal plains around Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands through to northern New Zealand.
According to the trip diary, on day 28 (6 June 2003) of the journey, "several small firefly squids (genus Abralia)" were captured.
The confusing thing is the reference to "genus Abralia". The species usually referred to as "firefly squid" is Watasenia scintillans which is of the genus "Watasenia". In other words, the photo of the firefly squid above is a different species to the one that inhabits Toyama Bay in Japan.
The Toyama Bay species (referred to above by "guest") is a well known commercial squid species. It glows in the dark and is an amazing animal. Apart from being called "firefly squid", it is also known as "Sparkling Enope Squid" and "Japanese firefly squid". For more information, have a look at the following pages -
[url="http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Watasenia%20scintillans"]http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Watasenia%20scintillans[/url]
[url="http://shell.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/squiddetail.php?id=42"]http://shell.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/squiddetail.php?id=42[/url]
[url="http://www.zen-ika.com/zukan/21-30/p28.html"]http://www.zen-ika.com/zukan/21-30/p28.html[/url]
[url="http://www.city.uozu.toyama.jp/en/htrk/"]http://www.city.uozu.toyama.jp/en/htrk/[/url]
[url="http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/spdb/speciesc.cfm?CephID=277"]http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/spdb/speciesc.cfm?CephID=277[/url]
The image below of a firefly squid was sourced from the following page -
[url="http://www.cap.or.jp/INT/Toyamawan/hotaruika.html"]http://www.cap.or.jp/INT/Toyamawan/hotaruika.html[/url]
Firstly, the photo posted above by rx3-boi was taken on the NORFANZ fisheries research voyage.
Here is a link to the original image -
[url="http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/images/photo_library/12/hr/D_fireflysquidMN.jpg"]http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/images/ph...eflysquidMN.jpg[/url]
The NORFANZ voyage was a joint Australian - New Zealand research voyage carrying leading Australian, New Zealand and other international scientists to explore deep sea habitats and biodiversity in the Tasman Sea. The NORFANZ research voyage explored deep sea habitats around seamounts and abyssal plains around Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands through to northern New Zealand.
According to the trip diary, on day 28 (6 June 2003) of the journey, "several small firefly squids (genus Abralia)" were captured.
The confusing thing is the reference to "genus Abralia". The species usually referred to as "firefly squid" is Watasenia scintillans which is of the genus "Watasenia". In other words, the photo of the firefly squid above is a different species to the one that inhabits Toyama Bay in Japan.
The Toyama Bay species (referred to above by "guest") is a well known commercial squid species. It glows in the dark and is an amazing animal. Apart from being called "firefly squid", it is also known as "Sparkling Enope Squid" and "Japanese firefly squid". For more information, have a look at the following pages -
[url="http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Watasenia%20scintillans"]http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Watasenia%20scintillans[/url]
[url="http://shell.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/squiddetail.php?id=42"]http://shell.sinica.edu.tw/chinese/squiddetail.php?id=42[/url]
[url="http://www.zen-ika.com/zukan/21-30/p28.html"]http://www.zen-ika.com/zukan/21-30/p28.html[/url]
[url="http://www.city.uozu.toyama.jp/en/htrk/"]http://www.city.uozu.toyama.jp/en/htrk/[/url]
[url="http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/spdb/speciesc.cfm?CephID=277"]http://www.cephbase.utmb.edu/spdb/speciesc.cfm?CephID=277[/url]
The image below of a firefly squid was sourced from the following page -
[url="http://www.cap.or.jp/INT/Toyamawan/hotaruika.html"]http://www.cap.or.jp/INT/Toyamawan/hotaruika.html[/url]