Loligo forbesii

Loligo forbesii

Veined squid, Long-finned squid

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Loligo forbesii
Length
12-90
4.7-35.4
cminch
cm inch 

Loligo forbesii (sometimes erroneously spelled forbesi ), known commonly as the veined squid and long-finned squid, is a commercially important species of squid in the family Loliginidae, the pencil squids.

Appearance

This squid grows up to 90 centimetres (35 in) in mantle length. The long fins are roughly diamond-shaped and make up two thirds of the total length of the body. The colour of the squid is variable, but is usually a shade of pink, red, or brown. The vestigial shell is a small, thin internal structure.

Climate zones

Habits and Lifestyle

The squid lives at depths of 10 to 500 metres (33 to 1,640 ft). It attains sexual maturity at about one year old and lives 1 to 2 years, with a maximum life span of about 3 years. It generally breeds only once. The male delivers sperm into the mantle of the female using structures on a specialized tentacle. The female will spawn up to 100,000 eggs, which adhere to the sea floor. Peak spawning season is in January through March off Scotland, with recruitment of juveniles occurring in the fall. Off Galicia the breeding season lasts from December to May, with most mating occurring in December through February.

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The diet includes fish, polychaetes, crustaceans, and other cephalopods, often members of its own species.

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Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior

Mating Habits

MATING BEHAVIOR
BABY CARRYING
1000 to 100000

References

1. Loligo forbesii Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loligo_forbesii
2. Loligo forbesii on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162565/917517

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