Onychoteuthis compacta
| Onychoteuthis compacta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Onychoteuthis |
| Species: | O. compacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychoteuthis compacta (Berry, 1913) | |
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Onychoteuthis compacta is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae, known to occur in Hawaiian waters.[1] The species is known to have a mantle length of at least 122 mm for females and 127 mm for males. Each tentacle has 22 club hooks, measuring approximately 30 mm in mature specimens.
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References
- ↑ Bowers, John R.; Seki, Michael P.; Young, Richard E.; Bigelow, Keith A.; Hirota, Jed; Flament, Pierre (1999). "Cephalopod paralarvae assemblages in Hawaiian Islands waters" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 185: 203–212. doi:10.3354/meps185203. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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