cranchiidae+16broe


 * CRANCHIIDAE FAMILY**


 * Characteristics**: glass squids usually have a mantle length of 10cm to up to 3 meters. Obviously they are all transparent. They also have a swollen body and short arms. And one of the most interesting trait is that they have big light organs under their eyes.

These are some pictures of some other glass squid www.cmarz.org Biolum.tmblr.com **CRANCHIA, SCABRA** I
 * Examples**: some examples of animals that are in the glass squid family are Cranchiidae, dechelia, C. taonius, C. Leachia, and C. Liocranchia (non-scientific names are not given to these animals


 * MOVEMENT**: the cranchia scabra moves by its fins that are on the end of the mantle.


 * METABOLISM**: it usually eats small fish; it grabs them with its tentacles and kills the fish.


 * GROTH AND DEVELOPMET**: since this species of glass squid is a relatively new discovery, the growth and development stages are unknown.


 * RESPONSE TO STIMULI**: when this creature is agitated, it pulls its head, fins and tentacles into its mantle, it is also known to ink into the mantle, turning it opaque, the reason for this behavior is unknown. Also they use their bioluminescent spots to stop shadows that predators would use to find them. Another one is, that their clear bodies make them hard to spot.


 * REPRODUCTION**: like all squid, the cranchia scabra reproduces sexually.


 * CLASSIFICATION**: K: animalia P: mollusca C: cephalopada O: teuthida F: cranchiidae G: cranchia S: scabra


 * DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENDERS**: there are no differences between the males and females in size or appearance in this species.


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