Onychoteuthis borealijaponica
| Boreal clubhook squid | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Onychoteuthis |
| Species: | O. borealijaponica |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychoteuthis borealijaponica (Okada, 1927) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Onychoteuthis borealijaponica, the boreal clubhook squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the largest member of the genus Onychoteuthis, reaching a mantle length of 30 cm in males and 37 cm in females. Maturity is reached at 250 mm for males, and 300–350 mm in females. There are 24–27 hooks on each club. It is a pelagic species native to the North Pacific, although it migrates into Subantarctic waters during the summer.
References
- Onychoteuthis borealijaponica, Boreal Clubhook Squid, SeaLifeBase. http://www.sealifebase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57439, November 1, 2008.
- Onychoteuthis borealijaponica, ToLweb.com. http://tolweb.org/Onychoteuthis_borealijaponica/19963, November 1, 2008.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/1/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.