Alloteuthis media
Alloteuthis media | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Myopsida |
Family: | Loliginidae |
Genus: | Alloteuthis |
Species: | A. media
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Binomial name | |
Alloteuthis media | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Alloteuthis media, the midsize squid or little squid, is a species of squid in the family Loliginidae from the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.[1][3] It is generally a by-catch species in trawl fisheries, although there is an active fishery in the western Mediterranean.[1]
Description
Alloteuthis media is hard to tell apart from
Distribution
Alloteuthis media occurs in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, reported as having a southern limit at Cape Blanc,[5] around 20°N, and a northern one at 60°N in the eastern Atlantic. It is rare in the North Sea with records from the Irish Sea and English Channel on the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. More recently it has not been recorded north of the Iberian Peninsula In the Mediterranean Sea it is widespread and its distribution includes the Sea of Marmara.[6]
Biology
Alloteuthis media is found over occurs on sandy and muddy substrates and prefers waters between 0 and 200m in depth in coastal areas and over the
Taxonomy
Recent molecular analyses suggest that Alloteuthis media and A. subulata may be conspecific and that they are the extreme ends of a morphological gradient.
Fisheries
Alloteuthis media is normally a bycatch in trawl fisheries for other species but it is marketed throughout most of the Mediterranean with other Alloteuthis species. In the western Mediterranean it is actively fished for in a trawl fishery and in the winter it is captured at depths of 150m to 200m and from between 50m and 150m in spring, summer and autumn. Its seasonal abundance varies widely, but there is little annual variation. Commercial interest in this species varies according to location and the catch is marketed in both fresh and frozen forms.[6]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2022). "Alloteuthis media (Linnaeus, 1758)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b Wilson, E. (1999). Tyler-Walters H.; Hiscock K. (eds.). "Little squid (Alloteuthis media)". Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN). The Marine Biological Association of the UK. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Vecchione, Michael; Richard E. Young (2010). "Alloteuthis media (Linnaeus 1758) Midsize squid". The Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b M.J. de Kluijver; S.S. Ingalsuo; R.H. de Bruyne. "Alloteuthis media". Mollusca of the North Sea. ETI Bioinformatics: Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-92-5-106720-8.