Ornithoteuthis antillarum Adam, 1957 Bird squid |
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Family: | Ommastrephidae (flying squids and arrow squids), subfamily: Ommastrephinae | |||
Max. size: | 30 cm ML (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1200 m | |||
Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean: from Straits of Gibraltar to western Africa and the Caribbean. Circumtropical. | |||
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Biology: | Caught by squid jigs, dipnets, bottom trawls and midwater trawls. Maximum depth from Ref. 83938. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 10 May 2010 Ref. 123251) | |||
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