California market squid (Doryteuthis (Loligo) opalescens ) taken through a microscope in 2003

California market squid (Doryteuthis (Loligo) opalescens ) taken through a microscope in 2003. These wild-caught paralarvae were collected in a manta sample in January 1989 from CalCOFI station 90.37 aboard the NOAA Ship DAVID STARR JORDAN. The smallest squid is 2.67 mm, and the largest is 4.45 mm.

Photo Location: California offshore
Photo Date: 2003, February 6