The Banded piglet squid, (Helicocranchia pfefferi), is a small squid of the genus Helicocranchia. Adults of this species are mesopelaegic. The average size of adult the banded piglet squid poops a lot their poop is 100 ft (3.9 meters) in mantle length (ML). The body consists of a large funnel with small paddle-like fins. They turn purple when they give birth