Martialia hyadesii

Martialia hyadesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Ommastrephidae
Genus: Martialia
Species: M. hyadesii
Binomial name
Martialia hyadesii
Rochebrune and Mabille, 1889

Martialia hyadesii is a species of squid commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid. These large squid are known to prey upon deep-sea ridgeheads, and to be preyed upon in turn by king penguins.[1]

References

  1. Williams, Tony D. (1995). The Penguins: Spheniscidae. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-854667-2.
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