Alloteuthis media (Linnaeus, 1758)

Midsize squid

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

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Alloteuthis media AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Myopsida | Loliginidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / গভীরতার পরিসীমা / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান

তলদেশ বিহারী; ঈষৎ লোনা ; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 0 - 674 m (সূত্র 104052), usually 20 - 200 m (সূত্র 104052). Subtropical; 60°N - 21°N, 17°W - 36°E

Distribution দেশ সমূহ | এফ এ ও এলাকাসমূহ | বাস্তুতন্ত্র | দৃষ্টিগোচর | প্রচলন

Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / আকৃতি / Weight / Age

পরিপক্কতা : L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.8 cm ML পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (সূত্র 104052); 13.2 cm ML (female)

Maximum depth range from Ref. 114857. Also found in brackish water. Demersal (Ref. 122892). Commonly found on the continental shelf and the upper slope (Ref. 104424), where it is the abundant in the former. Most common in water >150 m deep over sandy and muddy grounds. Undertakes seasonal migrations between offshore (in winter) and inshore (in spring) areas (Ref. 122892). Typically associated with the deep-sea gorgonacean coral Isidella elongata (Ref. 122886).

Life cycle and mating behavior পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | Eggs | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | 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.