One newly hatched squid is struggling to find its strength and learn to swim. Maturing larval squid are inside each egg, inside the finger-shaped egg sacs of the California market squid, also called opalescent squid, Doryteuthis opalescens. Closeup. Each translucent egg sac has many individual eggs, the reflective eyes of each developing squid embryo are visible in each egg. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system. Pacific Ocean, California Channel Islands.

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One newly hatched squid is struggling to find its strength and learn to swim. Maturing larval squid are inside each egg, inside the finger-shaped egg sacs of the California market squid, also called opalescent squid, Doryteuthis opalescens. Closeup. Each translucent egg sac has many individual eggs, the reflective eyes of each developing squid embryo are visible in each egg. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system. Pacific Ocean, California Channel Islands.

One newly hatched squid is struggling to find its strength and learn to swim. Maturing larval squid are inside each egg, inside the finger-shaped egg sacs of the California market squid, also called opalescent squid, Doryteuthis opalescens. Closeup. Each translucent egg sac has many individual eggs, the reflective eyes of each developing squid embryo are visible in each egg. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system. Pacific Ocean, California Channel Islands.
 
The Shot: Close Up Macro
Subject: Animal Juvenile Large Group Marine Invertebrate California Market Squid Baby Baby Animal Doryteuthis opalescens Egg Case Egg Sac Embryo Hatchling Myopsid Squid Opalescent Inshore Squid Spawning Aggregation Young White
Action: Reproduction Spawn Swim
Environment: Night Coast Marine Sanctuary Ocean Sand Temperate Underwater Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands of California North America North Pacific Ocean Southern California United States

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