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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Onychoteuthis |
| Species: | O. borealijaponica
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| Onychoteuthis borealijaponica | |
References
edit- ^ a b Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Onychoteuthis borealijaponica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163203A983134. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163203A983134.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- Onychoteuthis borealijaponica, Boreal Clubhook Squid, SeaLifeBase. http://www.sealifebase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57439, November 1, 2008.
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