Japanese Pgymy Squid eggs | Idiosepius paradoxus

These are developing embryos of Japanese pygmy squids (Idiosepius paradoxus). The embryos are well into their development, with eyes, tentacles and bodies taking form. Their chromatophores are also visible. The eyes of the juveniles, which measure 0.1mm, are a bright orange-red in earlier stages of development. At this later stage of development, the eyes have darkened to maroon. The backdrop is Zostera marina seagrass. Photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.

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These are developing embryos of Japanese pygmy squids (Idiosepius paradoxus). The embryos are well into their development, with eyes, tentacles and bodies taking form. Their chromatophores are also visible. The eyes of the juveniles, which measure 0.1mm, are a bright orange-red in earlier stages of development. At this later stage of development, the eyes have darkened to maroon. The backdrop is Zostera marina seagrass. Photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.