Onychoteuthis borealijaponica

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, which is more than any other species in the genus Onychoteuthis.[3] It is a pelagic species native to the North Pacific, although it migrates into Subarctic waters during the summer from its more southerly winter spawning grounds.[1]

Boreal clubhook squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Onychoteuthis
Species:
O. borealijaponica
Binomial name
Onychoteuthis borealijaponica
(Okada, 1927)[2]

References
  1. Allcock, L. & Barratt, I. (2014). "Onychoteuthis borealijaponica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163203A983134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163203A983134.en. Downloaded on 16 March 2018.
  2. Philippe Bouchet (2018). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Onychoteuthis borealijaponica Okada, 1927". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. Vecchione, Michael; Richard E. Young; Kotaro Tsuchiya & K.S.R. Bolstad (2013). "Onychoteuthis borealijaponica Okada, 1927. Version 08 January 2013 (under construction)". The Tree of Life Web Project.


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