Latin name: Watasenia scintillans (Berry, 1911)
Toyama Bay is famous for Firefly squid production. That mainly season is between March to May. This season is for Spawning. Distribution of Firefly squid is around Japan of Okhotsk Sea from coast of South Japan. Among them, the largest Firefly squid live in Toyama Bay, common size is ML70mm. It's much larger than those of other regions.
Firefly squid, Watasenia scintillans (Berry, 1911) |
eggs drifting in underwater |
Two to four large organs covered by black chromatophores on tips of arms IV. |
REFERENCES
Watasenia scintillans - Tree of Life Web Project