Range Extension of the Japanese Hooked Squid Onykia loennbergii (Cephalopoda: Onychoteuthidae) to the Arabian Sea

Sajikumar, K K and Laxmilatha, P and Joseph, Mathew and Mohamed, K S (2023) Range Extension of the Japanese Hooked Squid Onykia loennbergii (Cephalopoda: Onychoteuthidae) to the Arabian Sea. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. pp. 1-7. ISSN 0212-5919

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Abstract

The occurrence of the Japanese hooked squid Onykia loennbergii in the Arabian Sea is reported here based on reexamination of a previously collected and misidentified specimen in the course of research on oceanic cephalopods from the Arabian Sea. The individual’s dorsal mantle length (DML) measured 325 mm and it weighed 493 g. The individual was a mature male with a relatively long penis (165 mm) with 73 spermatophores. The current report forms the first confirmed report of the genus Onykia in the tropical Arabian Sea.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Arabian Sea; Hooked squid; Oceanic cephalopod
Subjects:	Molluscan Fisheries > Cephalopods Molluscan Fisheries
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Shellfish Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Shellfish Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Shellfish Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Shellfish Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2023 05:06
Last Modified:	20 Mar 2023 05:08
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16855

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