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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'', 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 External links Todarodinae, Ommastrephidae Gliding animals Protostome subfamilies {{Squid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ommastrephidae
Ommastrephidae is a family (biology), family of squid containing three subfamilies, 11 genus, genera, and over 20 species. They are widely distributed globally and are extensively fished for food. One species, ''Todarodes pacificus'', comprised around half of the world's cephalopod catch annually. Some members of Ommastrephidae are known for their Aquatic locomotion#Jet propulsion, jet-propelled flight, earning them the common name of "flying squid". Description The ommastrephids are small to large squids, with Mantle (mollusk), 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. Sa ... [...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 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 (biology), family Ommastrephidae. It is a small species from the wa ...'' Dunning, 1988 little flying squid *'' Todarodes sagittatu ... [...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 of squid with a maximum reported size of 750mm measured by mantle length for an unsexed specimen, while the largest mantle length known for a male is 640 mm. These animals commonly have mantle lengths of between 250mm and 350 mm. They have a slender, long and muscular mantle with terminal, wide and strong fins, the length of the fins being equivalent to 45% of the mantle length, and, when considered as a single fin unit, just slightly wider than it is long and tapering to a point posteriorly. The funnel groove ... [...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 (biology), family Ommastrephidae, a family of pelagic squid from the Order (taxonomy), order Oegopsida. It has a circumglobal distribution in the seas around the lower latitudes of the Southern Ocean. Description The Antarctic flying squid is a large species of oceanic pelagic squid which grows to a Mantle (mollusc), 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 Cephalopod arm, 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 leng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martialia Hyadesii
''Martialia'' is a genus of flying squids in the family Ommastrephidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Martialia hyadesii'', commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid. They have a maximum mantle length of 400mm, with a body weighing 820g. Distribution ''M. hyadesii'' occurs in epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar with a Sub-Antarctic distribution. Ecology These large squid are known to prey upon deep-sea ridgeheads and other mesopelagic fish, and to be preyed upon in turn by seals, king penguins and albatross Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Paci ...es. References Todarodinae Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean Molluscs of the Southern Ocean Cephalopods of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nototodarus
''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 lion The Australian sea lion (''Neophoca cinerea''), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia. It is currently Monotypic taxon, monotypic in the genus ''Neopho ...s are frequently killed, since that marine mammal preys upon this squid species. Furthermore, New Zealand arrow squid, ''N. sloanii'', is an important food source for the endangered yellow-eyed penguin, ''Megadyptes antipodes''.C. Michael Hogan. 2009''Yellow-eyed Penguin: Megadypes antipodes'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Species *'' Nototodarus gouldi'' *'' Nototodarus hawaiiensis'' *'' Nototodarus sloanii'' References Todarodinae Molluscs of New Zealand {{Squid-stub ... [...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 (biology), 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 (mollusc), 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 Cephalopod arm, arm bears a hectocotylus on the distal half and has 11-13 norm ... [...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), family Ommastrephidae. 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] |
Todaropsis Eblanae
''Todaropsis'' is a species of short finned squid in the family Ommastrephidae. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Todaropsinae. The genus ''Todaropsis'' is also monotypic, containing the single species ''Todaropsis eblanae'', also known as the lesser flying squid. Description ''Todaropsis eblanae'' is a relatively small-sized 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 sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
