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Gonatopsis
Gonatopsis is a genus of squid from the family Gonatidae. They are characterised by the loss of their tentacles by the time they have reach the subadult stage. They have arms which have two series of hooks along the midline of the oral surface arms, the radula has five or seven teeth, the mantle can be muscular or flabby, fins are rhomboid or arrow shaped and they lack photophores. They are found in the North Pacific.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Boreopacific Armhook Squid
speciesGonatopsis borealis
Gonatopsis japonicus
speciesGonatopsis japonicus
Mako Armhook Squid
speciesGonatopsis makko
Gonatopsis okutanii
speciesGonatopsis okutanii
Gonatopsis octopedatus
speciesGonatopsis octopedatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 432791.