Cephalopoda |
Oegopsida |
Onychoteuthidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1102 m (Ref. 417). Tropical; 46°N - 25°S, 153°E - 36°E (Ref. 275)
Western Central Pacific, Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from Straits of Gibraltar to Angola, USA and Melanesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 3722)
Caught by pelagic trawls (Ref. 417). Maximum depth from Ref. 101174.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.
Schneider, W. 1990. (Ref. 417)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 9.1 - 20, mean 14.1 (based on 515 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).