The first vampire squid variant has these light-emitting organs placed a third of the way. Also, the new species has a pointed tail, while V. infernalis doesn’t get one.

A new species of vampire squid was found swimming deep in the waters of the South China Sea off Hainan Island in China. It is only the second known species in the world. The first identified species, ...

Their scientific name, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, literally means “vampire squid from hell.” These creatures have cloak-like webbing between their arms, and it glows in the dark!

German teuthologist Carl Chun first described the vampire squid in 1903. He named it Vampyroteuthis infernalis, meaning “vampire squid from hell.” ...

Despite its ominous name and appearance, the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) is a gentle deep-sea dweller that ...