Loliolus japonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Myopsida |
Family: | Loliginidae |
Genus: | Loliolus |
Species: | L. japonica
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Binomial name | |
Loliolus japonica Hoyle, 1885
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Loliolus Japonica, the Japanese squid, is a species of squid from the family Loliginidae. As the name suggests, it lives around Japan, but has also been found around Vietnam and China. [2] They are pelagic, living 1–30 m (3 ft 3 in – 98 ft 5 in) down in the ocean. [2]
The Japanese squid has light tan skin, with speckles all over its mantle and tentacles. [3] It has a particularly large mantle, and an unusually wide fin along the mantle as well. It has dark, black eyes. [3] Females are larger than males. [4] The maximum length a male can get is 12 centimeters. [5] Loliolus japonica are nonbioluminescent species which means that they do not emit light. [6]
A male will perform various rituals to get a female's attention, and after that they will mate. Embryos will hatch into a planktonic stage for a fair amount of time, but will then turn into adults. Males and females die after spawning. [5]
Loliolus japonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Myopsida |
Family: | Loliginidae |
Genus: | Loliolus |
Species: | L. japonica
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Binomial name | |
Loliolus japonica Hoyle, 1885
[1]
|
Loliolus Japonica, the Japanese squid, is a species of squid from the family Loliginidae. As the name suggests, it lives around Japan, but has also been found around Vietnam and China. [2] They are pelagic, living 1–30 m (3 ft 3 in – 98 ft 5 in) down in the ocean. [2]
The Japanese squid has light tan skin, with speckles all over its mantle and tentacles. [3] It has a particularly large mantle, and an unusually wide fin along the mantle as well. It has dark, black eyes. [3] Females are larger than males. [4] The maximum length a male can get is 12 centimeters. [5] Loliolus japonica are nonbioluminescent species which means that they do not emit light. [6]
A male will perform various rituals to get a female's attention, and after that they will mate. Embryos will hatch into a planktonic stage for a fair amount of time, but will then turn into adults. Males and females die after spawning. [5]