Martialia hyadesii
| Martialia hyadesii | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Ommastrephidae |
| Genus: | Martialia |
| Species: | M. hyadesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Martialia hyadesii Rochebrune and Mabille, 1889 | |
Martialia hyadesii is a species of squid commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid.
Distribution
M. hyadesii occurs in epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar with a Sub-Antarctic distribution[1]
Ecology
These large squid are known to prey upon deep-sea ridgeheads and other mesopelagic fish, and to be preyed upon in turn by king penguins and albatrosses.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 Guerreiro, M.; Phillips, R.; Cherel, Y.; Ceia, F.; Alvito, P.; Rosa, R.; Xavier, J. (2015). "Habitat and trophic ecology of Southern Ocean cephalopods from stable isotope analyses" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 530: 119–134. doi:10.3354/meps11266.
- ↑ Williams, Tony D. (1995). The Penguins: Spheniscidae. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-854667-2.
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