Vampire squids prefer deep, dark, cold habitats—typically between around 2,000 and 3,000 feet down—where the oxygen concentration is quite low, according to Robison.

Characteristics and habitat of the newly discovered Vampire Squid These species mostly inhabit the dark depths of the sea. This squid seems to be an intriguing one that has a length of 30 centimeters.

The vampire squid specimen studied by Dajun Qiu and colleagues. This specimen was collected from a depth of around 3,000 feet in the South China Sea. Dajun Qiu et al.

Vampire squid also occupy a strange evolutionary position. They are so unusual they command their own order, a very high level of taxonomic organization.

Over the last 100 years, perhaps a dozen scientific papers have been published on the mysterious vampire squid, but no one has been able to figure out exactly what it eats. A new article shows for ...

The first vampire squid variant has these light-emitting organs placed a third of the way. Also, the new species has a pointed tail, while V. infernalis doesn’t get one.

Vampire squid have been lurking in the dark corners of the ocean for 30 million years, a new analysis of a long-lost fossil finds. Modern-day vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) can thrive ...

Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), which grow to be about a foot (30 centimeters) long, are widespread but not well-known. Even their life spans remains a mystery.

Vampire squid are not true squid, being more closely related to octopuses than the creatures they were named after. Members of the family can be recognized in the fossil record because, ...

The clip, as posted to X on Oct. 24, 2023, purportedly showed a “vampire squid” observed “moving along the ocean floor” at a seemingly preternatural speed.