Loligo bleekeri
Sign in to saveHeterololigo is a monotypic genus of squids containing the single species Heterololigo bleekeri. It was formerly classified in the genus Loligo; some authors still include it there, but DNA evidence supports its separation into a genus of its own. This species is known by the common name spear squid, or yari-ika in Japanese.
Species
spear squid
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderMyopsida
- FamilyLoliginidae
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Heterololigo is a monotypic genus of squids containing the single species Heterololigo bleekeri. It was formerly classified in the genus Loligo; some authors still include it there, but DNA evidence supports its separation into a genus of its own. This species is known by the common name spear squid, or yari-ika in Japanese.
== Lifespan == It has a life span of about one year.
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