Onychoteuthis compacta

Onychoteuthis compacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Coleoidea
Order:	Teuthida
Suborder:	Oegopsina
Family:	Onychoteuthidae
Genus:	Onychoteuthis
Species:	O. compacta
Binomial name
	Onychoteuthis compacta; (Berry, 1913)
Synonyms
	Teleoteuthis compacta; (Berry, 1913);

Onychoteuthis compacta is a species of squid in the family Onychoteuthidae, known to occur in Hawaiian waters.^[1] The species is known to have a mantle length of at least 122 mm for females and 127 mm for males. Each tentacle has 22 club hooks, measuring approximately 30 mm in mature specimens.

External links

Tree of Life web project: Onychoteuthis compacta

References

^ Bowers, John R.; Seki, Michael P.; Young, Richard E.; Bigelow, Keith A.; Hirota, Jed; Flament, Pierre (1999). "Cephalopod paralarvae assemblages in Hawaiian Islands waters" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 185: 203–212. doi:10.3354/meps185203. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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[1] Bowers, John R.; Seki, Michael P.; Young, Richard E.; Bigelow, Keith A.; Hirota, Jed; Flament, Pierre (1999). "Cephalopod paralarvae assemblages in Hawaiian Islands waters" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 185: 203–212. doi:10.3354/meps185203. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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