Octopoteuthis sicula Rüppell, 1844

Rüppell’s octopus squid

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

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Octopoteuthis sicula AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Octopoteuthis sicula

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Oegopsida | Octopoteuthidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range Sinh thái học

Tầng nổi biển sâu; Mức độ sâu 200 - 2000 m (Tài liệu tham khảo 97142). Subtropical

Distribution Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Những chỉ dẫn

Circumglobal, from tropical to temperate waters.

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Weight / Age

Chín muồi sinh dục: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm ML con đực/không giới tính; (Tài liệu tham khảo 104052)

Vertical distribution is mesopelagic to bathypelagic (to 2 000 m) during daytime with nocturnal ascent into epipelagic zone. In the eastern North Atlantic, juveniles are caught from May to September as planktonic vertical migrators. Predators include albatrosses and numerous oceanic fish species, such as tunas, swordfish, dolphin fish, lancetfish, dolphins, toothed whales, including sperm whales and Cuvier’s beaked whales, and Sthenoteuthis sp. squid (Ref. 97142).

Life cycle and mating behavior Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Eggs | Sự sinh sản | 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.