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Todarodinae
Todarodinae is a squid subfamily in the family Ommastrephidae. Genera * Genus '' Martialia'' ** ''Martialia hyadesii'', sevenstar flying squid * Genus ''Nototodarus'' ** '' Nototodarus gouldi'', Gould's flying squid ** '' Nototodarus hawaiiensis'', Hawaiian flying squid ** ''Nototodarus sloanii'', Wellington flying squid or New Zealand arrow squid * Genus '' Todarodes'' ** ''Todarodes angolensis'', Angola flying squid ** '' Todarodes filippovae'', Antarctic flying squid ** ''Todarodes pacificus The Japanese flying squid, Japanese common squid or Pacific flying squid, scientific name ''Todarodes pacificus'', is a squid of the family Ommastrephidae. This animal lives in the northern Pacific Ocean, in the area surrounding Japan, along th ...'', Japanese flying squid or Japanese common squid ** '' Todarodes pusillus'', little flying squid ** '' Todarodes sagittatus'', European flying squid * Genus '' Todaropsis'' ** '' Todaropsis eblanae'', lesser flying squid References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ommastrephidae
Ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing three subfamilies, 11 genera, and over 20 species. They are widely distributed globally and are extensively fished for food. One species, '' Todarodes pacificus'', comprises around half of the world's cephalopod catch annually. Some members of Ommastrephidae ( volplaning species) are known to have the ability to glide out of water, earning them the common name of "flying squid". Description The ommastrephids are small to large squids, with mantle lengths ranging from that of the glass squid ('' Hyaloteuthis pelagica'') at ,Nesis, K. N. 1982. Abridged key to the cephalopod mollusks of the world's ocean. 385,ii pp. Light and Food Industry Publishing House, Moscow. (In Russian.). Translated into English by B. S. Levitov, ed. by L. A. Burgess (1987), Cephalopods of the world. T. F. H. Publications, Neptune City, NJ, 351pp. to the Humboldt squid (''Dosidicus gigas'') at .Glaubrecht, M. & M.A. Salcedo-Vargas 2004. The Humboldt squid ''Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todarodes Sagittatus
The European flying squid (''Todarodes sagittatus'') is a species of squid from the continental slope and oceanic waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the type species of the genus '' Todarodes'', the type genus of the subfamily Todarodinae of the pelagic squid family Ommastrephidae. It is a species which is targeted by some fisheries, although it is more often a bycatch. Description The European flying squid is a large species squid with a maximum reported size of 750mm measured by mantle length for an unsexed specimen, although this was probably a female, the largest mantle length known for a male is 640 mm, and these animals commonly have mantle lengths of between 250mm and 350 mm. It has a slender, long and muscular mantle with wide and strong fins, the length of the fins being equivalent to 45% of the mantle length, and is just slightly wider than it is long, tapering to a point posteriorly. The funnel groove has a foveola whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todarodes
''Todarodes'' is a genus of flying squid from the subfamily Todarodinae, of which it is the type genus. The genus contains five species which are partially allopatric but between them their distributions encompass most of the world's oceans and seas. These squid have a funnel groove with foveola, a hectocotylised fourth arm and tentacular stalks which lack free trabeculae. Species The following species are members of ''Todarodes'', with their vernacular names: *''Todarodes angolensis'' Adam, 1962 Angolan flying squid *'' Todarodes filippovae'' Adam, 1975 Antarctic flying squid *''Todarodes pacificus'' (Steenstrup, 1880) Japanese flying squid *'' Todarodes pusillus'' Dunning, 1988 little flying squid *''Todarodes sagittatus The European flying squid (''Todarodes sagittatus'') is a species of squid from the continental slope and oceanic waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the type species of the genus '' Todarodes'', the type genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todarodes Pusillus
The little flying squid (''Todarodes pusillus'') is a species of squid, one of the arrow squids of the genus ''Todarodes, in the subfamily ''Todarodinae of the flying squid family Ommastrephidae. It is a small species from the waters around northern Australia and Indonesia. Description The little flying squid is said to be dwarf species of flying squid compared to the other species of ''Todarodes'', the largest female recorded to date had a mantle length of 74mm and the largest male measured 68mm mantle. The maximum mantle length is not thought to exceed 100mm, compared to 500mm for the Japanese flying squid. It also has relatively small fins which only have a length equivalent to 25 to 31% of the mantle length (35-40% in the Japanese flying squid). It has a cylindrical, muscular body, typical of related species, which tapers to a short, pointed tail. Its fourth right arm bears a hectocotylus on the distal half and has 11-13 normal suckers on its basal portion, ventral trabecul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todarodes Filippovae
The Antarctic flying squid (''Todarodes filippovae'') is a species of squid from the subfamily Todarodinae of the family Ommastrephidae, a family of pelagic squid from the order Oegopsida. It has a circumglobal distribution in the seas around the lower latitudes of the Southern Oceans. Description The Antarctic flying squid is a large species of oceanic pelagic squid which grows to a mantle length of greater than 52 cm in females and 40 cm in males. It has a long, narrow and muscular mantle, which has a width which is roughly a quarter of its length, tapering posteriorly to a pointed tail. The fins are arrowhead shaped and both their length and width are roughly equivalent to half that of the mantle. The basal suckers on the arms have around 10 teeth but there are no alternating small teeth. The fourth right arm has a hectocotylised distal portion which takes up one fifth to one third of the arm's length. This portion has the suckers transformed to papillae and tube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todarodes Angolensis
The Angolan flying squid (''Todarodes angolensis'') is a species of squid from the subfamily Todarodinae, part of the Family (biology), familyOmmastrephidae. Due to taxonomic confusion with the Antarctic flying squid the exact limits of its distribution are uncertain but it is thought to be restricted to waters off Southern Africa. Description The Angolan flying squid has the typical cylindrical Mantle (mollusc), mantle shape of the Todarodine squids with arrow shaped fins. It does not have visceral photophores. The tentacular club has a short carpal area and has only four pairs of suckers, a number which is distinct for this species. The suckers in the middle part of the Manus (anatomy), manus have 13 to 16 long, pointed teeth on their rings there are 14-18 suckers on the manus arranged in four rows. The tentacles also bear four rows of suckers, the largest of which have 14-17 conical teeth in their rings alternating with square plates. The rings of the suckers on the Cephalopod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squid
True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting these criteria. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, and a mantle. They are mainly soft-bodied, like octopuses, but have a small internal skeleton in the form of a rod-like gladius or pen, made of chitin. Squid diverged from other cephalopods during the Jurassic and occupy a similar role to teleost fish as open water predators of similar size and behaviour. They play an important role in the open water food web. The two long tentacles are used to grab prey and the eight arms to hold and control it. The beak then cuts the food into suitable size chunks for swallowing. Squid are rapid swimmers, moving by jet propulsion, and largely locate their prey by sight. They are among the most intelligent o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todaropsis Eblanae
''Todaropsis eblanae'', also known as the lesser flying squid, is a species of short finned squid in the monotypic genus '' Todaropsis'' of the family Ommastrephidae. Description A relatively small squid between in length with a large, broad head.Emily Wilson 2006. Todaropsis eblanae. Lesser flying squid. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme n-line Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. The males grow to a maximum mantle length of 16.0 cm and the females to a maximum mantle length of . This species possesses a terminal fin which is broadly rhomboidal, wider than it is long and posteriorly rounded. Its arms are stout, more than twice the length of head, and the tentacle club is slim, with four rows of suckers, not extending away from the tips on to the stalk. Habitat This species is associated with muddy substrates. Biology A total of 21 specimens were examined from examples caught in Galicia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todarodes Pacificus
The Japanese flying squid, Japanese common squid or Pacific flying squid, scientific name ''Todarodes pacificus'', is a squid of the family Ommastrephidae. This animal lives in the northern Pacific Ocean, in the area surrounding Japan, along the entire coast of China up to Russia, then spreading across the Bering Strait east towards the southern coast of Alaska and Canada. They tend to cluster around the central region of Vietnam. Description Adult squid have several distinguishing features. The mantle encloses the visceral mass of the squid, and has two fins, which are not the primary method of propulsion. Instead, the squid has a siphon, a muscle which takes in water from one side, and pushes it out the other side: jet propulsion. The squid has eight arms and two tentacles with suction cups along the backs. In between the arms sits the mouth, or beak. Inside the mouth is a tooth-tongue-like appendage called the radula. Squid have ink sacs, which they use as a defense mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nototodarus Sloanii
''Nototodarus sloanii'' is a species of squid commonly known as the New Zealand arrow squid or Wellington flying squid. It is also known by its Māori name of wheketere. It is a favoured prey species of a number of marine mammals and diving birds. It is an important food source for the New Zealand fur seal and two endangered species: the New Zealand sea lion and the yellow-eyed penguin The yellow-eyed penguin (''Megadyptes antipodes''), known also as hoiho or tarakaka, is a species of penguin endemic to New Zealand. Previously thought closely related to the little penguin (''Eudyptula minor''), molecular research has shown it ... (''Megadyptes antipodes''). ''N. sloanii'' is sought by trawler fishermen for human consumption; New Zealand sea lions are frequently caught in trawl nets and drowned when feeding on ''N. sloanii''. Habitat The species inhabits the coastal regions and the continental shelf around New Zealand to a depth of about 500 m, at a broad range of temperature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Adam (malacologist)
William Adam (27 Januari 1909, The Hague – 3 November 1988, Brussels) was a Dutch / Belgian malacologist who specialised in cephalopods. Adam described a number of cuttlefish and bobtail squid species, including '' Euprymna hoylei'', '' Sepia cottoni'', '' Sepia dollfusi'', '' Sepia dubia'', '' Sepia reesi'', '' Sepia sewelli'', '' Sepia thurstoni'', '' Sepia vercoi'', and '' Sepiola knudseni''. Adam was born as the son of Constance Jeannette Barkhuijsen and the merchant sailor William Adam. After his schooling in The Hague he visited Java in 1926-27. Upon his return home he studied biology at Utrecht University, obtaining his PhD in 1933 with a dissertation on terrestrial mollusk glands. He then took a position at the Museum of Natural Sciences The Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium (french: Muséum des sciences naturelles de Belgique, nl, Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen van België) is a museum dedicated to natural history, located in Brussels, Belgium. The mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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