Doryteuthis opalescens Opalescent Inshore Squid, Market Squid

Doryteuthis opalescens is commonly referred to as Opalescent Inshore Squid, Market Squid. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7509 

AphiaID:

574540 

Scientific:

Doryteuthis opalescens 

German:

Schließaugenkalmar 

English:

Opalescent Inshore Squid, Market Squid 

Category:

Cephalopoda 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Myopsida (Order) > Loliginidae (Family) > Doryteuthis (Genus) > opalescens (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Berry, ), 1911 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada Eastern Pacific, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

20 - 180 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

6.69" - 7.48" (17,9cm - 19,2cm) 

Weight:

148 g 

Temperature:

8,2 °F - 11,9 °F (8,2°C - 11,9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Copepods, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Jellyfish, Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Worms, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Doryteuthis gahi
• Doryteuthis ocula
• 
  Doryteuthis opalescens
  Schließaugenkalmar
• Doryteuthis pealeii
• Doryteuthis pleii
• Doryteuthis roperi
• Doryteuthis sanpaulensis
• Doryteuthis surinamensis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-09-07 19:13:19 

Last edit:

2024-12-20 20:29:03 

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