Neon flying squid
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![A freshly caught specimen of Ommastrephes bartramii from the Northern Hawaiian waters. The distinctive ventral silver band can be clearly seen. Photograph courtesy of Richard E. Young, Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii and the Tree of Life Web Project.[3]](/Images/godic/202501/31/Ommastrephes_bartramii_(Neon_flying_squid),_Northern_Hawaiian_waters1412.jpg")
Ommastrephes bartramii (commonly known as the neon flying squid, red flying squid, akaika, and red squid, among other names) is a species of large flying squid in the family Ommastrephidae. They are found in subtropical and temperate oceanic waters globally.