Biology:Loliolus japonica

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Short description: Species of squid

Loliolus japonica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Myopsida
Family: Loliginidae
Genus: Loliolus
Species:
L. japonica
Binomial name
Loliolus japonica
Hoyle, 1885[1]

Loliolus Japonica, the Japanese squid, is a species of squid from the family Loliginidae. As the name suggests, it lives around Japan , but has also been found around Vietnam and China .[2] They are pelagic, living 1–30 meters down in the ocean.[2]

The Japanese squid has light tan skin, with speckles all over its mantle and tentacles.[3] It has a particularly large mantle, and an unusually wide fin along the mantle as well. It has dark, black eyes.[3] Females are larger than males.[4] The maximum length a male can get is 12 centimeters.[5] Loliolus japonica are nonbioluminescent species which means that they do not emit light. [6]

A male will perform various rituals to get a female's attention, and after that they will mate. Embryos will hatch into a planktonic stage for a fair amount of time, but will then turn into adults. Males and females die after spawning.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3813707 entry