Onychoteuthis borealijaponica (Okada, 1972)

ONYCHOTEUTHIDAE

Small Individual

Reg. No NSMT-Mo72055 Year/M/D 1996/07/13 Source Mid-water trawl, Marusada-maru
Locality Off Sanriku, 650-677m Lat. 40-02.6 N Long. 143-37.4 E
LRL 1.6mm DML 61mm BW 8.6g

Anterior View Ventral View Lateral View
Oblique View Outside Inside
Rostrum: RL>HL; tall; angled
Crest: CL=2.5HL; round fold
Lateral wall:parallelogram;
angle 50
degree
LW fold: distinct fold; obliquely to the corner
Jaw edge: short wedge insertion; long, rectangular wing teeth
Shoulder: cartilaginous fold; shallow, narrow, groove; junction visible
Wing:WL<1.5RL; narrow medially;
angle 110 degree
Remarks

Large Individual

Reg. No NSMT-Mo72056 Year/M/D 1996/07/13 Source Mid-water trawl, Marusada-maru
Locality Off Sanriku,600-626m Lat. 40-02.6 N Long. 143-34.7 E
LRL 4.1mm DML 224mm BW 194g

Anterior View Ventral View Lateral View
Oblique View Outside Inside
Rostrum: RL=HL; middle pointed; angled
Crest:CL=3HL; long, rounded fold; straight
Lateral wall: parallelogram;
angle 45 degree
LW fold: broad fold; obliquely to middle
Jaw edge: wedge insertion
rhomboidal wing teeth
Shoulder: short, low ridge, shallow, narrow, groove; junction visible
Wing: WL>2RL; round medially;
Angle 120 degree
Remarks

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