Vampire Squid Research Paper

These trees also exhibit the misleading name of vampire squid which are in fact not true squid and are generally more related to octopuses (Yokobori et al., 2007). There is a current interest in squids because of their large geographical range and the increase in biomass of the Humboldt and Jumbo in the Pacific Ocean (Young et al., 2013). Squids appear to be on their way to becoming much more significant in their respective ecosystems and would be well worth studying. Squid also come in sizes as large as the Colossal Squid, which may exceed to 14 m and as small as the Caribbean reef squid at 5-10 cm, which brings them to the attention of the general public (Coll et al., 2013). In this paper, I will go over squid anatomy, reproduction, behaviors, feeding habits, environment, and repercussions from climate change and fishing pressure. Squid have their body organs covered by a mantle, which is a protective organ and is covered by color changing …show more content…
They have an incredibly wide range of prey and many can be interchangeable as their predators. One organism that serves as both includes squid themselves. Cannibalism has been increasingly observed in Dosidicus gigas due to an increase its population and stress from fishing pressure (Ibarra-Garcia et al., 2014). This variability of predator-prey interactions occurs due to the fact that squid can be found just about anywhere in the open ocean. The brief squid Lolliguncula brevis can also be found in the Chesapeake Bay at a lower salinity than any Cephalopod can tolerate (Bartol et al., 2002). Ommastrephid squid are considered to be one of the most important prey in both the Atlantic Ocean and the western Indian Ocean (Young et al., 2013). Cephalopods are the only invertebrates considered to build a competitive ecological niche as fish, especially squid when it comes to numbers and speed (Moore,