''Martialia hyadesii'' is a species of

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commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid.

Distribution

''M. hyadesii'' occurs in epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the

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. Its range may be circumpolar with a Sub-Antarctic distribution.

Ecology

These large squid are known to prey upon deep-sea

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s and other mesopelagic fish, and to be preyed upon in turn by

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s and

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es.

References

Squid Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Fauna of the Southern Ocean Cephalopods of South America Marine molluscs of Africa Molluscs described in 1889 Taxa named by Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune Taxa named by Jules François Mabille {{Squid-stub