Onykia robsoni
| Rugose hooked squid | |
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| Mature female (88.5 cm ML, 11.1 kg weight) from the Chatham Rise near New Zealand | |
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| Immature female (26.0 cm ML), also from the Chatham Rise | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Suborder: | Oegopsina |
| Family: | Onychoteuthidae |
| Genus: | Onykia |
| Subgenus: | Onykia |
| Species: | O. robsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Onykia robsoni (Adam, 1962) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Onykia robsoni, the rugose hooked squid, is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. It occurs in the Antarctic Ocean, at an estimated depth of 250–550 meters. The mantle of this species grows to a length of 75 cm. The species has been suggested as a junior synonym of Onykia carriboea, the tropical clubhook squid, due to similarities between the species.
References
- "Moroteuthis robsoni, Rugose Hooked Squid", SeaLifeBase. http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57601&lang=English, October 29, 2008.
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