Gonatus antarcticus | |
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Specimen from the Ross Sea of Antarctica (21 cm ML) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Gonatidae |
Genus: | Gonatus |
Species: | G. antarcticus
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Binomial name | |
Gonatus antarcticus |
Gonatus antarcticus is a squid in the family Gonatidae. The species is known with certainty only from southern Atlantic waters but it may have a circum- Antarctic distribution. [3] [4]
G. antarcticus occurs in waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar with an Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic distribution. [5] [4]
This squid is eaten by several predators in the Southern Ocean, like Albatrosses, Sperm whales, Seals and Penguins.
Based on stable isotopes analysis, this squid may be a top predator on its natural habitat. [5] [6]
Gonatus antarcticus | |
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Specimen from the Ross Sea of Antarctica (21 cm ML) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Oegopsida |
Family: | Gonatidae |
Genus: | Gonatus |
Species: | G. antarcticus
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Binomial name | |
Gonatus antarcticus |
Gonatus antarcticus is a squid in the family Gonatidae. The species is known with certainty only from southern Atlantic waters but it may have a circum- Antarctic distribution. [3] [4]
G. antarcticus occurs in waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar with an Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic distribution. [5] [4]
This squid is eaten by several predators in the Southern Ocean, like Albatrosses, Sperm whales, Seals and Penguins.
Based on stable isotopes analysis, this squid may be a top predator on its natural habitat. [5] [6]