Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, is a large, predatory squid of the family Ommastrephidae living in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the only known species of its genus. Also called the jumbo squid, jumbo flying squid or red devil, it is known for forming large shoals, hunting cooperatively, and for aggressive behavior toward prey, and it can flash red and white coloration across its body rapidly enough to communicate with other squid in its shoal.
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The Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), also known as the red devil, jumbo squid, or jumbo flying squid, is a large, predatory squid living in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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