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Enoploteuthis obliqua Burgess 1982

Kotaro Tsuchiya and Richard E. Young
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Containing group: Enoploteuthis

Introduction

Enoploteuthis obliqua, a relatively small-sized species for the genus, attains 70mm DML. It is endemic to the tropical East Pacific. The oblique striped photophore arrangement on the ventral mantle is characteristic.

Characteristics

  1. Tentacle
    1. Tentacle short, narrow.
    2. Carpal cluster elongate.
    3. Two rows of subequal-sized hooks on manus.
    4. Two rows of suckers on dactylus.
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      Figure. Oral view of the tentacular club of E. obliqua, female, 50 mm ML, central Pacific.Drawing from Burgess (1982).

  2. Hectocotylus
    1. Hectocotylus with large truncate membranous flap on ventral edge.
    2. Modified portion with armature.
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      Figure. Oral view of the hectocotlized right arm IV of E. obliqua, male, 41 mm ML, central Pacific. Drawing from Burgess (1982).

  3. Integumental Photophores
    1. Ventral mantle with six weakly radiated stripes of integumental organs.
    2. Ventral head with relatively scattered integumental organs.
    3. Ventral side of arm III with a row of organs along almost entire arm.
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      Figure. Side view of the head of E. obliqua, female, 50 mm ML, central Pacific, showing photophore arrangement.Drawing from Burgess (1982).

Distribution

Geographical distribution

This species is endemic to the tropical East Pacific (Okutani, 1974; Burgess, 1982; Alexeyev, 1994).

References

Alexeyev, D.O. 1994. New data on the distribution and biology of squids from the southern Pacific. Rutenica, 4:151-166.

Burgess, L.A. 1982. Four new species of squid (Oegopsida: Enoploteuthis) from the central Pacific and a description of adult Enoploteuthis reticulata. Fishery Bulletin, 80(4):703-734, 7 figures.

Okutani, T. 1974. Epipelagic decapod cephalopods collected by micronekton tows during the EASTROPAC expeditions, 1967-1968 (systematic part). Bull. Tokai Reg. Fish. Res. Lab., 80: 29-118.

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Scientific Name Enoploteuthis obliqua
Location Central Pacific at 12°N, 145°W
Reference Burgess, L.A. 1982. Four new species of squid (Oegopsida: Enoploteuthis) from the central Pacific and a description of adult Enoploteuthis reticulata. Fishery Bulletin, 80(4):703-734.
Creator L. burgess
Sex Female
View Ventral
Size 50 mm ML
Type Paratype
Scientific Name Enoploteuthis obliqua
Location Gilbert Islands, 100 Miles Off NNE Shore, about 01°N, 170°W
Comments Squid was taken from a fish stomach. Yellow lines on mantle are blood vessels.
Identified By Lourdes Burgess
Sex Female
View Ventral
Size 45 mm ML
Collection USNM 729716
Collector NMFS
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