Onykia loennbergii

Onykia loennbergii, the Japanese hooked squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae, named for 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.

Japanese hooked squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Onykia
Species:
O. loennbergii
Binomial name
Onykia loennbergii
(Ishikawa & Wakiya, 1914)[2]
Synonyms
  • Moroteuthis lonnbergii
    Ishikawa & Wakiya, 1914

References

  1. Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "Onykia loennbergii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163266A991688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163266A991688.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.). "Onykia loennbergii (Ishikawa & Wakiya, 1914)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


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