Todarodes pacificus
Richard E. Young
Introduction
Todarodes pacificus is one of the most abundant of the commercially valuable squid in the world and occupies waters of the eastern North Atlantic. Commonly reaches 300 mm ML off Japan (Roper, et al., 2010).
Figure. Todarodes pacificus, dorsal view. Drawing from Roper, et al. 2019
Characteristics
- Arms
- Right arm IV hectocotylized. Distal third modified (see drawing).
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Figure. Oral view of the distal end of the hectocotylized right arm IV of T. pacificus. Drawing from Dunning (1998, redrawn from Sasaki, 1929: 255 mm ML).
- Largrest arm suckers with 9-11 pointed teeth on distal 2/3 of ring.
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Figure. Arm suckers from male T. pacificus. Drawings from Sasaki (1929).
- Right arm IV hectocotylized. Distal third modified (see drawing).
- Tentacles
- Club small, narrow.
- Largest club suckers with 16-20 subequal teeth on rings.
- Carpus with 8-11 small, nearly uniform suckers in oblique rows with: 1, 3, 4; 2,3, 4; 3, 4, 4 or 1, 2, 3, 4 suckers.
- Manus with about 40 suckers in 4 series, two medial sucker series about 3 times diameter of marginal suckers.
- Dactylus with about 70 suckers in 4 series.
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Figure. Oral view of the tentacular club of T. pacificus, 255 mm ML, showing the alignment of suckers in the carpal region. Drawing from Sasaki (1929).
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Figure. Oral views of tentacular club suckers of T. pacificus. Drawing from Sasaki (1929).
- Club small, narrow.
Distribution
Type locality: off Hakodate, Japan. Occurs primarily in the far eastern North Pacific including the Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. A map of its distribution can be found here.References
Dunning, M. C. 1998. Ommastrephidae. In: Carpenter, K. E., Niem, V. H. (eds.). FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. FAO, Rome. p. 687-1396.
Roper, C.F.E., Nigmatullin C. & and Jereb P. 2010. Family Ommastrephidae. In P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper, eds. Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 2. Myopsid and Oegopsid Squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. pp. 269–347.
Sasaki, M. 1929. A Monograph of the Dibranchiate Cephalopods of the Japanese and Adjacent Waters. Journal of the College of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University, 20(supplement):357 pages.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Todarodes pacificus |
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| Location | Hokkaido Univ., Hakkodate, Japan |
| Comments | Squid swimming in small holding tank. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| View | Side |
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