Rugose Hooked Squid

Rugose Hooked Squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Coleoidea
Order:	Teuthida
Suborder:	Oegopsina
Family:	Onychoteuthidae
Genus:	Onykia
Subgenus:	Onykia
Species:	O. robsoni
Binomial name
Onykia robsoni (Adam, 1962)
Synonyms
Moroteuthis robsoni Adam, 1962

The Rugose Hooked Squid (Onykia robsoni) is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It occurs in the Antarctic Ocean, at an estimated depth of 250–550 meters. The mantle of this species grows to a length of 75 cm. The species has been suggested as a junior synonym of the Tropical Clubhook Squid (Onykia carriboea), due to similarities between the species.

References

• • "Moroteuthis robsoni, Rugose Hooked Squid", SeaLifeBase. http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57601&lang=English, October 29, 2008.

External links

• Tree of Life web project: Onykia robsoni

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