- Nototodarus sloanii
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Nototodarus sloanii Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Teuthida Suborder: Oegopsina Family: Ommastrephidae Genus: Nototodarus Species: N. sloanii Binomial name Nototodarus sloanii
(Gray, 1849)Synonyms - Ommastrephes sloanii
Gray, 1849 - Todarodes sloanei
(Gray, 1849) - Todarodes sloanei sloanei
(Gray, 1849)
Nototodarus sloanii is a species of squid commonly known as the New Zealand Arrow Squid or Wellington Flying Squid. N. sloanii is a favoured prey species of a number of marine mammals and diving birds. For example, New Zealand Arrow Squid is an important food source for the endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.[1] Furthermore, N. sloanii is sought by trawler fishermen for human consumption; in this trawling process Australian Sea Lions are frequently killed since they prey upon N. sloanii.[2]
References
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow-eyed Penguin: Megadypes antipodes, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- ^ Nick Gales, Nicholas Gales, Mark Hindell and Roger Kirkwood. 2003. Marine Mammals: Fisheries, Tourism and Management Issues, CSIRO Publishing, ISBN 0643069534, 9780643069534 446 pages
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