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Ommastrephinae includes the largest species of squids belonging to the family Ommastrephidae, Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) which can grow to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in mantle length (ML). [3] It also contains the smallest squid species belonging to the family, the glass squid ( Hyaloteuthis pelagica ) which has a mantle length of only up to 9 ...
Ommastrephidae is a family of squid containing three subfamilies, 11 genera, and over 20 species.They are widely distributed globally and are extensively fished for food. One species, Todarodes pacificus, comprised around half of the world's cephalopod catch annua
Articles relating to the Ommastrephinae, a subfamily of squids under the family Ommastrephidae. Pages in category "Ommastrephinae" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Ommastrephes bartramii belongs to the family Ommastrephidae, subfamily Ommastrephinae. It was first described by the French naturalist, explorer, and artist Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1821. Russian taxonomists consider the separate spawning populations of Ommastrephes bartramii as subspecies. [5]
Ommastrephinae (10 P) T. Todarodinae (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Ommastrephidae" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
It is the only known species of the genus Dosidicus of the subfamily Ommastrephinae, family Ommastrephidae. [4] Humboldt squid typically reach a mantle length of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in), making the species the largest member of its family.
Sthenoteuthis is a genus of small squids, with two species, part of the subfamily Ommastrephinae within the family Ommastrephidae, the "flying squids".They are the dominant species of flying squid in the world's tropical and subtropical seas and they are commonly seen at the ocean's surface during the night.
Ommastrephes brevimanus is a species of flying squid in the family Ommastrephinae native to the Kermadec Islands. [1] [2] References This page was last edited on ...