Diamond Squid

Diamond Squid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Teuthida
Suborder: Oegopsina
Family: Thysanoteuthidae
Genus: Thysanoteuthis
Species: T. rhombus
Binomial name
Thysanoteuthis rhombus
Troschel, 1857
Synonyms
  • Cirrobrachium danae
    Joubin, 1933
  • Cirrobrachium filiferum
    Hoyle, 1904
  • Sepioteuthis major
    Gray, 1828
  • Thysanoteuthis elegans
    Troschel, 1857

The Diamond Squid or Diamondback Squid (Thysanoteuthis rhombus) is a large species of squid growing to 100 cm in mantle length[1] and a maximum weight of 30 kg,[2] although it averages around 20 kg.[3] The species occurs worldwide, throughout tropical and subtropical waters. Arms have two series of suckers, whereas the tentacular clubs have four. It lacks photophores. T. rhombus is named for its fins, which run in equal length along the mantle, giving the appearance of a rhombus. The species is commercially fished in Japan, specifically in the Sea of Japan and Okinawa.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Roper C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen 1984. Cephalopods of the world. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy.
  2. ^ Miyahara, K., K. Fukui, T. Ota & T. Minami 2006. Laboratory observations on the early life stages of the diamond squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus. Journal of Molluscan Studies 72(2): 199–205. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyi068
  3. ^ Butler, L.-A. 2010. Enormous squid not chokka. Weekend Post, May 27, 2010.
  4. ^ Bower, John R. and K. Miyahara. 2005. The diamond squid (Thysanoteuthis rhombus): A review of the fishery and recent research in Japan. Fisheries Research 73(1–2): 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2005.01.020

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