[6] Ommastrephes bartramii are easily distinguishable by the presence of an elongated silver-colored band in the middle of the ventral side of the mantle.

Photophores are present but are small, irregular, and restricted to the ventral side of the mantle, head, and tentacles.

[8] This happens more frequently during rough weather or in the presence of predators in the vicinity, and it is presumed that this behavior is an instinctive response to threat.

Flying squid have been observed to engage in behaviors that prolong the time it remains in the air, making it more akin to actual flight than just gliding.

[7] Neon flying squid are cosmopolitan, being found in subtropical and temperate waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.

[14] Mating occurs when males (who usually achieve sexual maturity earlier in the season) pass spermatophores to the females.

The female squid store them in the oral surface of their buccal membrane until they too become sexually mature later in the season and begin to spawn.

[5] The paralarvae migrate northwards toward the waters bordering subarctic regions during summer and autumn.

They serve as prey to large fishes (like swordfish, marlin, and tuna), sharks, and marine mammals.