Though the squid we eat are muscular, mesopelagic forms such as this cranchiid squid can be relatively gelatinous and transparent. Image courtesy of Arctic Exploration 2002, Marsh Youngbluth, NOAA/OER.
Though the squid we eat are muscular, mesopelagic forms such as this cranchiid squid can be relatively gelatinous and transparent. Image courtesy of Arctic Exploration 2002, Marsh Youngbluth, NOAA/OER.