As the name suggests, it lives around Japan, but has also been found around Vietnam and China.

[2] The Japanese squid has light tan skin, with speckles all over its mantle and tentacles.

[5] Loliolus japonica are nonbioluminescent species which means that they do not emit light.

[6] A male will perform various rituals to get a female's attention, and after that they will mate.

Embryos will hatch into a planktonic stage for a fair amount of time, but will then turn into adults.