''Martialia hyadesii'' is a species of flying squid commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid.

Distribution

''M. hyadesii'' occurs in

epipelagic The photic zone, euphotic zone, epipelagic zone, or sunlight zone is the uppermost layer of a body of water that receives sunlight, allowing phytoplankton to perform photosynthesis. It undergoes a series of physical, chemical, and biological proc ...

and

mesopelagic The mesopelagic zone (Greek μέσον, middle), also known as the middle pelagic or twilight zone, is the part of the pelagic zone that lies between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones. It is defined by light, and begins at ...

waters of the

Southern Ocean The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-small ...

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

Ecology

These large squid are known to prey upon deep-sea ridgeheads and other

fish, and to be preyed upon in turn by

king penguin The king penguin (''Aptenodytes patagonicus'') is the second largest species of penguin, smaller, but somewhat similar in appearance to the emperor penguin. There are two subspecies: ''A. p. patagonicus'' and ''A. p. halli''; ''patagonicus'' ...

s and albatrosses.

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