Doryteuthis ocula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Myopsida |
Family: | Loliginidae |
Genus: | Doryteuthis |
Species: | D. ocula |
Binomial name | |
Doryteuthis ocula (Cohen, 1976) |
Doryteuthis ocula, commonly known as the bigeye inshore squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae. It is also known as Loligo ocula. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, and the Western Atlantic around Cuba. It is found in depths between 250m and 360m from the surface.
Anatomy
D. ocula has a blunt mantle, with rounded rhomboidal fins. It is a small-sized squid, with a mantle length up to 127mm. It has robust tentacles, clubs expanded.
References
Taxon identifiers | |
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Doryteuthis ocula | |
Loligo ocula |
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