- Nototodarus
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Nototodarus Nototodarus hawaiiensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Teuthida Suborder: Oegopsina Family: Ommastrephidae Genus: Nototodarus
Pfeffer, 1912Species - Nototodarus gouldi
- Nototodarus hawaiiensis
- Nototodarus sloanii
Nototodarus is a genus of squid. Example species in this genus include Nototodarus sloanii, a species sought for human food; in the process of harvesting N. sloanii Australian Sea Lions are frequently killed, since that marine mammal preys upon this squid species.[1] Furthermore, New Zealand Arrow Squid, N. sloanii, is an important food source for the endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.[2]
References
- ^ Nick Gales, Nicholas Gales, Mark Hindell and Roger Kirkwood. 2003. Marine Mammals: Fisheries, Tourism and Management Issues, CSIRO Publishing, ISBN 0643069534, 9780643069534 446 pages
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow-eyed Penguin: Megadypes antipodes, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
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