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Onychoteuthis horstkottei Bolstad, 2010

K.S.R. Bolstad
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Containing group: Onychoteuthis

Introduction

Onychoteuthis horstkottei is the most recently described Onychoteuthis species.  It is distinguished from congeners by having two separate smaller photophores on the ventral surface of the eyeball (where all other Onychoteuthis species have a single elongate photophore).

Diagnosis

An Onychoteuthis species...

 

Characteristics

  1. Photophores
    1. Posterior intestinal photophore circular, well defined, subequal in diameter.
    2. Two ocular photophores present on ventral surface of each eyeball, together spanning ~30% eye circumference.

  2. Body indices
    1. Arm lengths - Arms 1 ~38% ML, II-IV ~53% ML
    2. Fin length ~ 54% ML
    3. Fin width ~92% ML
    4. Club length ~24% ML
    5. Club hook numbers 20-22
    6. Largest hooks - Hooks V5 or V6

  3. Tentacle club
    1. Length ~24% ML, with 20–22 long, robust, strongly recurved hooks.
    2. Bases of hooks V7 or V8 through distal-most produced into pronounced ventral spike by ML 54 mm.

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Distribution

Eastern equatorial Pacific, depth unknown (most specimens collected at surface).

References

Bolstad, K.S.R. 2010. Systematics of the Onychoteuthidae Gray, 1847 (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). Zootaxa, 2696: 186 pp.

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Scientific Name Onychoteuthis horstkottei
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Sex Female
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Size ML 79 mm
Collection SBMNH
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K.S.R. Bolstad
Auckland University of Technology

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