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Loliolus uyii (Wakiya & Ishikawa, 1921) Little squid |
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| Family: | Loliginidae (inshore squids) | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm ML (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 50 - 150 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Mantle cylindrical, short, its width about 25% of the mantle length. Fins rhomboidal, length about 60% of mantle length. Tentacular clubs expanded, suckers 56-60, quadriserial, 8 proximal suckers greatly enlarged with smooth rings, teeth absent; medial and distal rings with 7 to 10 very low, broad, plate-like or semilunar teeth. Arm suckers biserial; sucker rings on arm III with 3 to 6 truncate teeth. Left ventral arm hectocotylized along distal 2/3 with about 75 suckerless papillae. (Refs. 275, 128027). | |||
| Biology: | A small-sized, coastal species found ca. 50 m depth (Refs. 275, 128024) (Ref. 275). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 July 2015 Ref. 123251) | |||
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