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Todarodes sagittatus (Lamarck, 1798)

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Containing group: Todarodes

Introduction

 

Brief diagnosis (from Dunning & Wormuth, 19980;

A Todarodes with ...

Characteristics

  1. Tentacle
    1. Club large: 3/4 of contracted tentacle.
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    Figure. Oral view of the tentacle of T. sagittatus. Drawing from Naef (1921-23).

  2. Funnel/mantle locking-apparatus
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    Figure. Frontal views of the funnel component (left) and mantle component (right) of the funnel/mantle locking-apparatus of T. sagittatus. Drawing from Pfeffer (1912).

Life history


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Figure. Side view of a juvenile T. sagittatus, 42 mm ML. Captured aboard the R/V G. O. SARS during the MARECO cruise. Photograph by R. Young.

Distribution

Habitat: The northeastern North Atlantac as far west as Greenland, where it is generally associated contnental slopes and seamounts of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Dunning and Wormuth, 1998), the Mediterranean Sea and along the western coast of Africa to about 13°S. A map of its distribution can be seen here.

References

Jereb, P., Roper, C.F.E. (eds). 2010. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 605 pp.

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Scientific Name Todarodes sagittatus
Location Mediterranean Sea
Reference Naef, A. 1921-1923. Die Cephalopoden. Fauna e Flora del Golfo di Napoli, Monographie 35, Vol I, Parts I and II, Systematik, pp 1-863.
View Dorsal, ventral
Size 180 mm ML
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