Systematic position and reproduction of squid of the genus Alloteuthis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in the eastern Mediterranean
Laptikhovsky, V.; Salman, A.; Önsoy, B.; Katagan, T. (2002). Systematic position and reproduction of squid of the genus Alloteuthis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in the eastern Mediterranean. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 82(6): 983-985. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315402006483
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Cells > Sexual cells > Eggs
Cells > Sexual cells > Eggs > Oocytes
Population functions > Growth
Products > Food > Foods > Products > Seafoods > Cephalopoda > Squids
Properties > Biological properties > Fecundity
Properties > Biological properties > Sexual maturity
Reproduction
Spawning
SQUIDs
Alloteuthis Wülker, 1920 [WoRMS]; Alloteuthis media (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Alloteuthis subulata (Lamarck, 1798) [WoRMS]
MED, Eastern Mediterranean [Marine Regions]; MED, Greece, Aegean I. [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Laptikhovsky, V., correspondent
- Salman, A.
- Önsoy, B.
- Katagan, T.
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| Abstract |
Squid of the genus Alloteuthis from the Aegean Sea and eastern Mediterranean were identified as A. media. It is not possible to distinguish A. media from A. subulata by relative fin length. Both ‘species’ are probably intraspecific forms. Egg size varied from 1·5 to 2·3 mm. Oocyte maturation in the ovary occurs in batches. The potential fecundity is some 1000-4000 eggs, most of these being released during continuous spawning accompanied by female growth. |
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