Boreal Clubhook Squid

Boreal Clubhook Squid
Boreal Clubhook Squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Onychoteuthidae
Genus: Onychoteuthis
Species: O. borealijaponica
Binomial name
Onychoteuthis borealijaponica
(Okada, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Onychoteuthis borealijaponicus
    Okada, 1927

The Boreal Clubhook Squid (Onychoteuthis borealijaponica) is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the largest member of the genus Onychoteuthis, reaching a mantle length of 30 cm in males and 37 cm in females. Maturity is reached at 250 mm for males, and 300-350 mm in females. There are 24-27 hooks on each club. It is a pelagic species native to the North Pacific, although it migrates into Subantarctic waters during the summer.

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