Boreal Clubhook Squid
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The Boreal Clubhook Squid (Onychoteuthis borealijaponica) is a species of squid
in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the largest member of the genus Onychoteuthis
, reaching a mantle
length of 30 cm in males and 37 cm in females. Maturity is reached at 250 mm for males, and 300-350 mm in females. There are 24-27 hooks on each club. It is a pelagic species native to the North Pacific, although it migrates into Subantarctic
waters during the summer.
Squid
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles...
in the family Onychoteuthidae. It is the largest member of the genus Onychoteuthis
Onychoteuthis
Onychoteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. The type species is the Common Clubhook Squid...
, reaching a mantle
Mantle (mollusc)
The mantle is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of flaps well beyond the visceral mass itself.In many, but by no means all, species of molluscs, the epidermis of the mantle secretes...
length of 30 cm in males and 37 cm in females. Maturity is reached at 250 mm for males, and 300-350 mm in females. There are 24-27 hooks on each club. It is a pelagic species native to the North Pacific, although it migrates into Subantarctic
Subantarctic
The Subantarctic is a region in the southern hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° – 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands in the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and...
waters during the summer.