Onykia loennbergii
Species of squid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Onykia loennbergii, the Japanese hooked squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae, named by Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg. It occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean, at an estimated depth of 230–1200 m. The mantle length is approximately 300 mm. Each tentacular club contains 25 hooks. The arms are about 60% of the size of the mantle length.
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Japanese hooked squid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
Genus: | Onykia |
Species: | O. loennbergii |
Binomial name | |
Onykia loennbergii (Ishikawa & Wakiya, 1914)[2] | |
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