Biology:Martialia hyadesii

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Short description: Species of squid

Martialia hyadesii
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Oegopsida
Family: Ommastrephidae
Subfamily: Todarodinae
Genus: Martialia
Rochebrune and Mabille, 1889
Species:
M. hyadesii
Binomial name
Martialia hyadesii
Rochebrune and Mabille, 1889[1]

Martialia hyadesii is a species of flying squid commonly known as the sevenstar flying squid.

Distribution

M. hyadesii occurs in epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the Southern Ocean. Its range may be circumpolar with a Sub-Antarctic distribution.[2]

Ecology

These large squid are known to prey upon deep-sea ridgeheads and other mesopelagic fish, and to be preyed upon in turn by king penguins and albatrosses.[3][2]

References

  1. Julian Finn (2016). "Martialia hyadesi Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325305. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guerreiro, M.; Phillips, R.; Cherel, Y.; Ceia, F.; Alvito, P.; Rosa, R.; Xavier, J. (2015). "Habitat and trophic ecology of Southern Ocean cephalopods from stable isotope analyses". Marine Ecology Progress Series 530: 119–134. doi:10.3354/meps11266. Bibcode2015MEPS..530..119G. https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps_oa/m530p119.pdf. 
  3. Williams, Tony D. (1995). The Penguins: Spheniscidae. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-19-854667-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q278081 entry