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Vampyroteuthis infernalis   Chun, 1903

Vampire squid

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Vampyroteuthis infernalis  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: M: Ref. 96968.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Vampyromorpha () > Vampyroteuthidae (vampire squids)

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

Pélagique; profondeur 100 - 3000 m (Ref. 110525), usually 900 - 1100 m (Ref. 106682).   Tropical; 44°N - 35°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 96968)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm ML mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 96968)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Total length is up to 30 cm (Ref. 96968). One type of a living fossil which showed very little change since it first appeared. The species could turn itself 'inside out' to avoid predators. Inhabits deep waters of open oceans (Ref. 843). Depths range from 600 to 1,200 m. This is a mid-water species. The long filaments in pits between the first two arm pairs may be used to feel for or chemically detect prey. Live animals observed in situ typically orient in the water column with the dorsal mantle surface facing upwards and one filament extended well beyond the arms. Disturbed animals pull the arms and web over their body to take on an inverted shape that exposes the black skin and cirri, on the oral surfaces of the webs. In addition to the large four photophores, this species can produce light on its arm tips and squirt luminous clouds from the arm tips consisting of discrete glowing particles, which can glow for up to 10 minutes (Ref. 96968).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Jereb, P., C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman and J.K. Finn. 2014. (Ref. 96968)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Fécondité
Œufs
Développement de l'œuf
Taille/Âge
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Longueur-poids
Longueur-longueur
Morphologie
Larves
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Mass conversion

Sources Internet

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.4 - 11.6, mean 5.7 (based on 2508 cells).
Vulnérabilité (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.