Doryteuthis ocula

Doryteuthis ocula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 250 m and 360 m 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 127 mm. It has robust tentacles, clubs expanded.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ Allcock, A.L.; Taite, M. (2019). "Doryteuthis ocula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T162985A960386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T162985A960386.en.
  2. ↑ Doryteuthis ocula, Bigeye inshore squid (sealifebase.ca)
  3. ↑ CEPHALOPODS-Vol2.vp (fao.org)