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.

References

• Onychoteuthis borealijaponica, Boreal Clubhook Squid, SeaLifeBase. http://www.sealifebase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57439, November 1, 2008.
• Onychoteuthis borealijaponica, ToLweb.com. http://tolweb.org/Onychoteuthis_borealijaponica/19963, November 1, 2008.

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