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| Keywords: oet/noaa oetnoaa stubby squid purple cuttlefish invertebrates cephalopod channel islands cinms trask knoll nautilus live outdoor In the summer of 2016, ONMS teamed up with Nautilus Live to explore deep ocean ecosystems in and around many of our West Coast national marine sanctuaries. While surveying Trask Knoll near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, a formation about which little is known, this stubby squid came out to say hello! Though they look like a cross between an octopus and a squid (or perhaps a squishy plush toy) stubby squid are actually closely related to cuttlefish. They spend their lives on the seafloor, coating themselves in a mucus jacket and burrowing into the sediment. Leaving just their eyes peeking above surface, they remain buried until prey items like shrimp or small fish pass by. Photo: OET/NOAA In the summer of 2016, ONMS teamed up with Nautilus Live to explore deep ocean ecosystems in and around many of our West Coast national marine sanctuaries. While surveying Trask Knoll near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, a formation about which little is known, this stubby squid came out to say hello! Though they look like a cross between an octopus and a squid (or perhaps a squishy plush toy) stubby squid are actually closely related to cuttlefish. They spend their lives on the seafloor, coating themselves in a mucus jacket and burrowing into the sediment. Leaving just their eyes peeking above surface, they remain buried until prey items like shrimp or small fish pass by. Photo: OET/NOAA | ||||
