Onychoteuthis banksii (Leach, 1817)
Hooked squid
Onychoteuthis banksii
photo by FAO

Family:  Onychoteuthidae (clubhook squids)
Max. size:  37 cm ML (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 800 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal in warm and temperate oceanic waters.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Also caught using jigs (Ref. 417) and dip nets (Ref. 275). Medium-sized squid; mantle length up to 300 mm (370 mm only in the northern Pacific Ocean, Nesis 1982, 1987) (Ref. 97142).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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