Onykia robsoni

Onykia robsoni, the rugose hooked squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It occurs in the Antarctic Ocean, at an estimated depth of 250550 meters. The mantle of this species grows to a length of 75 cm. The species has been suggested as a junior synonym of Onykia carriboea, the tropical clubhook squid, due to similarities between the species.

Rugose hooked squid
Mature female (88.5 cm ML, 11.1 kg weight) from the Chatham Rise near New Zealand
Immature female (26.0 cm ML), also from the Chatham Rise

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Onykia
Species:
O. robsoni
Binomial name
Onykia robsoni
(Adam, 1962)[2]
Synonyms
  • Moroteuthis robsoni
    Adam, 1962

References

References

  1. Barratt, I. & Allcock, L. (2014). "OOnykia robsoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T163343A1000352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163343A1000352.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 robsoni (Adam, 1962)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


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