Swordtip squid
| Swordtip squid | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Myopsida |
| Family: | Loliginidae |
| Genus: | Uroteuthis |
| Species: | U. edulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Uroteuthis edulis (Hoyle, 1885) | |
The Swordtip squid, known formally as Uroteuthis edulis, is a species of squid from the genus Uroteuthis.[1][2][3][4]
Description
Uroteuthis edulis was first described by William Evans Hoyle in 1885.[5]
The lifespan of the species is ~1 year, and the length of the species is between 15 and 30 centimeters.[5] The species is distributed across the Pacific Ocean, and has been documented off the coast of Australia and China.[5]
This species is a very important source of revenue for many fishers, especially those in southern Japan and the eastern Tsushima Strait. Sometimes this squid is eaten alive (lively squid) in northwestern Kyushu, Japan.[6]
References
- ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Uroteuthis edulis)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "ADW: Uroteuthis edulis: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Uroteuthis edulis (Hoyle, 1885)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Uroteuthis edulis (Uroteuthis edulis) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ a b c "Uroteuthis edulis, Swordtip squid : fisheries". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Yamaguchi, T., Takayama, K., Hirose, N., & Matsuyama, M. (2020). Relationship between empirical water temperature and spring characteristics of swordtip squid (Uroteuthis edulis) caught in the eastern Tsushima Strait. Marine Biology Research, 16(2), 93–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2020.1712420