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Todarodes pacificus
Japanese flying squid is a invertebrate associated with open ocean and coasts. It is carnivorous and often found in loose groups. Available information is limited, so range and population status remain uncertain.
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Its range is represented here by the Pacific and the Palearctic, where it uses open ocean and coasts. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical total length 30-50 cm, weight 300 g-800 g. It has a cephalopod body with arms, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is seasonal in movement or activity and often found in loose groups. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is carnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in open ocean and coasts, so movements often follow available food resources.
It develops through egg or larval stages and uses small shelters in water or on the seabed.
Recorded scientifically as Todarodes pacificus. Available information is limited, so range and population status remain uncertain. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
