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Research cruise data on the biology of the lesser flying squid, Todaropsis eblanae, in the North Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2005

Karsten Zumholz  and
Uwe Piatkowski
Karsten Zumholz
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, IFM-GEOMAR, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Uwe Piatkowski
Affiliation:
Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, IFM-GEOMAR, Düsternbrooker Weg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Abstract

A total of 324 specimens of the ommastrephid squid Todaropsis eblanae, collected from bottom trawl surveys in the North Sea was examined. Information on seasonal length frequency distributions and relationships of beak size to mantle length and wet body mass from the northernmost distribution of the species is supplied. The overall male: female ratio was 1: 0.78. Maturing males and females were found in winter and summer, while fully mature animals were observed only in summer. Sexual maturity in females occurred in bigger sizes than in males. Specimens were caught in water depths between 56 and 170 m throughout the whole investigated area except from the German Bight. This paper presents the first biological data on T. eblanae in the North Sea derived from scientific surveys.

Keywords

Todaropsis eblanaeCephalopodaOmmastrephidaeNorth Seareproductive biologybeaklower rostral length
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Research Article
Information
Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 18 , Issue 4: Environmental Effects on Cephalopod Life History and Fisheries , October 2005 , pp. 373 - 376
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© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD, 2005

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