Uroteuthis edulis, Swordtip squid : fisheries

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Uroteuthis edulis (Hoyle, 1885)

Swordtip squid

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Uroteuthis edulis

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Myopsida | Loliginidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 75927); depth range 30 - 170 m (Ref. 275). Tropical; 15°C - 28°C (Ref. 75930); 53°N - 27°S, 32°E - 150°E (Ref. 97142)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific. Tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 7.4 range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm ML male/unsexed; (Ref. 75927)

Also caught by jigs and set nets. 30cm in Hong Kong, common mantle length in commercial catches ranges between 15 and 25 cm (Ref. 3722). Found in the continental shelf; winters inshore, in shallow waters. Spawning period extends throughout the year, with peaks in spring, summer, and autumn. Spawning grounds were recorded from 30 to 100 m, on sandy bottom in coastal waters influenced by inflow of warm oceanic currents. Life span is about one year. Juveniles prefer crustaceans; adults primarily feed on fishes (Ref. 114973).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Cephalopoda are gonochoric. Male and female adults usually die shortly after spawning and brooding, respectively. Mating behavior: Males perform various displays to attract potential females for copulation. During copulation, male grasp the female and inserts the hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity where fertilization usually occurs. Life cycle: Embryos hatch into planktonic stage and live for some time before they grow larger and take up a benthic existence as adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney and C.E. Nauen. 1984. (Ref. 275)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 July 2015

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.8 - 28.1, mean 26.6 (based on 297 cells).

Prior r = 1.06, 95% CL = 0.70 - 1.59, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

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