| Nototodarus sloanii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Genus: | Nototodarus |
| Species: | N. sloanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nototodarus sloanii (Gray, 1849) |
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Nototodarus sloanii is a species of squid commonly known as the New Zealand Arrow Squid or Wellington Flying Squid. N. sloanii is a favoured prey species of a number of marine mammals and diving birds. For example, New Zealand Arrow Squid is an important food source for the endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin, Megadyptes antipodes.[1] Furthermore, N. sloanii is sought by trawler fishermen for human consumption; in this trawling process Australian Sea Lions are frequently killed since they prey upon N. sloanii.[2]