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Histioteuthis reversa (Verrill, 1880)

Credit: Carl Chun - Die Cephalopoden p.73

Sketches of Histioteuthis reversa (Verrill, 1880) by Carl Chun. The arrangement of the photophores is complex and offer an evolutionary advantage possibly by confusing predators and using counter-illumination as camouflage.